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Long Covid affecting 4,000 who are on disability payments as they can't return to work

There are now calls for a system to measure long Covid numbers in a bid to get to grips with it

Irish Mirror

Disabled Elton John fan left 'humiliated, worthless and in pain' after 'inhumane' treatment at concert

'I've never felt more self-conscious of my disability...I felt like a lesser human being'

Wales Online

DWP issues urgent £326 cost of living payment update amid 'potential delays'

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued an update regarding the first £326 instalment of the £650 cost of living payment, warning that "potential delays" may occur

Glasgow Live

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New DWP transfer timetable for people on PIP moving to Adult Disability Payment

It will take approximately three months to transfer an award to the new system.

Daily Record

Shocking stats which lay bare the poverty crisis facing disabled people in UK

Charity Mencap said people with learning disabilities are "facing a disproportionate cost of living crisis" and need more support, with working age disabled adults twice as likely to live in poverty

Daily Mirror

DWP dismisses calls to give disability benefit claimants £650 cost of living payment which starts next week

More than 17,410 people have signed a petition calling for change.

Daily Record

Thousands of disabled people's deaths linked to DWP's failure to act on benefits flaws

New research by Deaths by Welfare concludes the Department for Work and Pensions failed to fix systematic flaws in the disability benefits system that potentially led to thousands of deaths

Daily Mirror

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DWP advises of 'potential delays' to first £326 cost of living payment for some benefit claimants this month

The £650 cost of living payment is being paid in two instalments starting from July 14.

Daily Record

Disabled man sells all his dead wife's possessions to pay for cost of living

“A lot of the things I would have loved to have saved – they meant something to me – have all been sold. I’m at the point now that I’ve got nothing else to sell.”

Wales Online

DWP slammed over delayed carer’s allowance payments to 30,000 people

People who spend more than 35 hours each week looking after someone with a disability or illness can make a claim for the £69.70-a-week payment

Wales Online

Noel Gallagher blasted after 'blagging' his way onto disabled platform at Glastonbury

Noel, 55, has been blasted as “vile” by disability charity Scope after he used the platform at the John Peel tent to watch Jamie T

Daily Mirror

Our understanding of limb difference is changing, and these young Australians are leading the way

Ayelet Marha was born with a form of hand difference called symbrachydactyly. She shares photos of her "nubbins" on her travel Instagram account, instead of selfies.

ABC News

Royal disability commission: hearing the Hunter stories that must be told

Royal Disability Commission Chair Ronald Sackville AO on the importance of hearing from people with disability

Newcastle Herald

DWP rules mean those who claim PIP could get up to £2,000 cost of living payment

Check our guide to see what you are entitled to receive

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The Hindu

Physically challenged girl gets back medical seat in Karnataka

HC directs authorities to admit her to the vacat seat in MBBS course in Belgaum Institute of Medical Sceicnes

Nottingham Post

PIP claimants could get up to £2,000 cost of living payment - full guide and dates

Here is a full guide of what you could be entitled to and important dates

Liverpool Echo

'Disability is not always visible': ECHO readers react after deaf woman refused service at Wetherspoons

The misunderstanding occurred at a Wetherspoons pub after a family funeral

Daily Record

New disability payment available to South Lanarkshire residents

The payment is being piloted across the region

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Daily Record

People of State Pension age with a health condition could boost their monthly income by up to £369

A successful claim for Attendance Allowance is worth either £247.40 or £369.60 every four weeks.

The Conversation

Triple vaccination seems to reduce the chance of long COVID – but we still need to prepare for a jump in cases

COVID might be the largest mass casualty event in Australian history. And with one in 20 people with COVID still experiencing symptoms three months later, long COVID might even become Australia’s most significant cause of longer-term disability.

Edinburgh Live

Drivers warned of common mistakes that could be increasing their car insurance prices

The cost of living is rising and with the likes of energy and shopping bills rising as well as the cost of petrol, motorists will want to save as much money as they can.

Dynamite News

Role identified for single gene linked to rare syndrome of epilepsy, autism and developmental disability

A single gene that was previously found to be the driving force in a rare syndrome linked to epilepsy, autism and developmental disability has been identified as a linchpin in the formation of healthy neurons.

Benzinga

Can-Fite BioPharma Shares Jump After Piclidenoson Data In Psoriasis Trial

Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd (NYSE:CANF) announced topline results from the COMFORT Phase 3 trial of Piclidenoson in more than 400 adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The study data show that patients treated with oral Piclidenoson 2 mg or 3 mg twice daily had clinically equivalent efficacy responses. At week 16, patients receiving…

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t tone it down’ – inside the invasion of British museums by disabled artists

From Belfast to St Ives, 30 UK venues are about to be taken over in an event that will draw on the tragedy of the first world war – and feature deaf dancing, origami clothing and scenes of austerity rendered in fondant icing

ABC News

Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott urges young people with disabilities to 'be proud'

Dylan Alcott is determined to not waste a moment of his time as Australian of the Year. He is asking Australians to focus not just on issues like accessibility for people with disabilities, but also genuine and sincere inclusion.

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