The Latest Breaking News from Disability

Migraine sufferers have treatment choices – a neurologist explains options beyond just pain medication

Migraine headaches currently affect more than one billion people across the globe and are the second-leading cause of disability worldwide. Nearly one-quarter of U.S. households have at least one member who suffers from migraines. An estimated 85.6 million workdays are lost as a result of migraine headaches each year.

The Conversation · Jul 11, 2022

NHS worker 28, in wheelchair from chronic pain survives on £700 a month disability allowance

Georgy Hibbert, 28, of Epsom, Surrey, who has launched a GoFundMe said she can no longer "remember being pain free," adding: "It’s been a constant living nightmare."

Daily Mirror · Jul 11, 2022

New benefit replacing PIP in seven areas this month aims to get award decisions right first time

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

Daily Record · Jul 11, 2022

The cost of living payments you're entitled to as bills soar

The UK Government is offering some cash to many people struggling with the cost of living

Wales Online · Jul 11, 2022

Disabled Indigenous boy in NDIS 'stolen'

A teen was forced to leave home once his support funds were slashed, the disability royal commission has heard.

AAP · Jul 10, 2022

Florida woman accused of hiding mother’s body in freezer so she could keep receiving her disability checks

Autopsy revealed Marie Hoskins died from natural causes and was dead for around two weeks before her body was placed inside the freezer

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2022

Florida woman kept mother’s body in freezer so she could collect disability checks, police say

A Florida woman allegedly kept her dead mother’s body on ice for weeks so she could keep cashing the elderly woman’s disability checks.

Tribune News Service · Jul 10, 2022

Disabled TikTok star lifts lid on horrendous jokes and messages she can now laugh off

Shelby Lynch uses her platform to share snippets of living with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, with 440,000 followers and aims to change the perception of disabled people

Daily Mirror · Jul 10, 2022

‘They gave her a bed to die in’: family of woman with Down’s Syndrome denied intensive care seek answers from Covid-19 inquiry

Susan Sullivan’s hospital records suggest she was denied potentially life-saving treatment because of her disability. Now her family are demanding answers

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022

Cost of living payments: What to do if you don't get first half of £650 this week

Consumer rights champion Martyn James has explained everything you need to know about all the cost of living payments - including what to do if you don't start to receive any cash from next week

Daily Mirror · Jul 10, 2022