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Adult Disability Payment award review dates will be determined by six key factors

People of working age with a disability or long-term health condition in Fife, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Moray, North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire or South Ayrshire can apply from July 25.

Daily Record

DWP rejects call to give people on DLA £650 cost of living payment

People claiming disability benefits will receive a one-off payment for £150 in September.

Daily Record

Many try to return to normal from COVID, but disabled people face a different reality

With COVID safety protocols rescinding around the country, many are returning to a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy. But disabled and immunocompromised people can't do so, and are being left behind.

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Check if you are due £326 cost of living payment landing in 8m bank accounts this month

Eligible claimants will receive the extra support between now and the end of July.

Daily Record

DWP updates £326 cost of living eligibility for 'clarity' ahead of first payments

If you are eligible, you will be paid automatically in the same way you usually get your benefit or Tax Credits - you do not need to apply for any of the Cost of Living payments.

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First Nations people in remote areas miss out on disability services due to lack of support, inquiry hears

Some Indigenous people afraid to seek help and those on NDIS plans not made aware of funding they can access, royal commission hears

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Lulu sings the praises of Prince's Trust Young Achiever Jack Smyth at our people's Oscars

Unsung heroes Jack Smyth and Lifetime Achievement winner Jean Cumming are honoured at the Pride of Scotland awards

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Burn pits legislation nears finish line with House approval

The House has approved a significant expansion of health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan

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Albury housing project to provide purpose-built homes for locals living with disability

The River Gum project will feature three one-bedroom villas with adjoining assistant rooms built in Lavington for five earmarked tenants.

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Compromise veterans bill passes House, heads back to Senate - Roll Call

Servicemembers who contracted any of 23 conditions after serving in combat zones would be eligible for health care and disability benefits.

Roll Call

First tranche of cost of living payment, at £326, starts hitting bank accounts

The first tranche of £326, which is going into bank accounts now, is aimed at those on a range of benefits and tax credits

The Guardian - UK

People claiming Carer’s Allowance may be able to earn more than £132 each week gross pay and keep benefit

The weekly limit is designed to allow carers to combine their caring responsibilities with some paid work.

Daily Record

32 ways legacy benefit claimants could trigger a 'natural migration' move to Universal Credit

DWP will transfer 2.6 million people to Universal Credit through managed migration by the end of 2024.

Daily Record

Yellowstone actor Q’orianka Kilcher charged with fraud after disability claim

Actor said she hurt her neck and shoulder while filming ‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold’ in 2019

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Long Covid May Be Long Tail of Risk for Insurance Companies

Insurers are used to dealing with the unexpected, but trying to figure out the Covid-19 pandemic's lasting effects might be especially challenging.

Daily Record

PIP review update for people due to move to new benefit while coming to end of award

Existing PIP claimants will start to transfer to the new benefits system this summer.

Los Angeles Times

Facing fraud charges, ‘Yellowstone’ star Q’orianka Kilcher gets snarky on Instagram

LOS ANGELES — “Yellowstone” actor Q’orianka Kilcher says you’re “as smart as paste” if you believe that she illegally collected nearly $100,000 in disability benefits while working on the hit TV series.

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Amended veterans toxic exposure bill teed up in House - Roll Call

Measure would extend health care and disability benefits to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who contracted any of 23 conditions.

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NDIS less help in remote WA, inquiry told

A royal commission has been told there is less support for disabled people in a remote WA town under the NDIS compared with the old state-based system.

The Guardian - AU

Half of Australian managers have never hired a person with disability, survey shows

YouGov poll indicates nearly one in 10 HR professionals were not open to recruiting a person with disability in the future

Nottingham Post

DWP update as carers could be entitled to £69.70 a week

See if you're eligible - here's what you need to know

Daily Record

People claiming Tax Credits and another means-tested benefit will receive £326 payment from this week

Not all Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit payments for £326 will be made in July.

Daily Record

People on Universal Credit entitled to at least 1p during qualifying period will get £326 payment this month

The first part of the £650 cost of living payment will land in bank accounts from July 14.

Daily Record

DWP shares how New Style and Contributory ESA claimants may be able to qualify for £324 autumn payment

Only people claiming income-related Employment and Support Allowance will receive the £326 payment this month.

The Independent UK

All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a host of new measures after criticism the government was not doing enough to address economic hardship

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