The Latest Breaking News from Disability

List of cost of living payments still to be paid after new energy help confirmed

Prime Minister Liz Truss has confirmed the Ofgem price cap will be replaced with an “Energy Price Guarantee” for two years, with the typical household bill to be capped at £2,500 a year

Daily Mirror · Sep 9, 2022

Should the Olympics and Paralympics be merged?

Commonwealth Games put on their largest ever integrated para-sports programme at Birmingham 2022 and has led to some calls for the Olympics and Paralympics to do the same.

Daily Record · Sep 9, 2022

What are the COVID-19 face mask rules for each state and territory?

National cabinet agreed to end the mask mandate for domestic flights from Friday, but face coverings are still required in some situations. Check out the mask rules for your state or territory.

ABC News · Sep 9, 2022

Every DWP cost of living payment date between now and Christmas

As the cost of living crisis continues to worsen, and households across Scotland look for ways to stretch their budgets, here is a summary of all of the cost of living payments due until Christmas

Edinburgh Live · Sep 8, 2022

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

Poorer households are expected to be hardest-hit, while eldery people have reported having to choose between heating or food

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022

New Winter Fuel Payment claim form could help more older people get up to £600 from November

People of State pension age can quickly check if they qualify for a £300 cost of living lump sum on top of the annual heating payments this winter.

Daily Record · Sep 8, 2022

Dis Life: 'I don’t always want to be pushed around in a wheelchair'

Anna Morell, from Disability Rights UK, says she doesn't want to feel like a toddler 'plonked in a chair with tiny wheels', and wants wheelchairs with 'big wheels you can self-propel'

Daily Mirror · Sep 7, 2022

DWP update on when new £150 disability cost of living payment will land in bank accounts

What you need to know

Nottingham Post · Sep 7, 2022

DWP could give people of State Pension age with back pain up to £369 each month

Nearly 1.4m people across the UK currently receive either £61.85 or £92.40 each week through Attendance Allowance.

Daily Record · Sep 7, 2022

Households with a disabled person twice as likely to be struggling with cost of living crisis

New research suggests 66% of disabled households have avoided turning on the heating to save money.

Daily Record · Sep 7, 2022