The Latest Breaking News from Disability

Child benefit, tax credits, grants: All the cash help parents can get and how to claim it

A number of schemes, run through the DWP or HMRC, are in place to help provide financial support to people with children or those about to become parents

Chronicle Live · Apr 29, 2022

Is the end of Western Australia's mask mandate reason to celebrate or cause for anxiety?

Mark McGowan says it's "unlikely" the mask mandate will be reintroduced but he can't rule it out as peak health bodies warn restrictions may need to be reinstated if there is a spike in hospitalisations. It comes as vulnerable West Australians express their anxiety as masks come off across the…

ABC News · Apr 28, 2022

Government agency accused of being 'at war with those it should be supporting' as appeals against NDIS cuts spike

There has been a large spike in the number of NDIS participants reporting their plans have been slashed, with many seeking legal help and causing congestion in the appeals system.

ABC News · Apr 28, 2022

DWP PIP worth up to £156 a week can be claimed by those with chronic pain

Many people with chronic pain living in Scotland may be unaware that they could qualify for as much as £156 per week in Personal Independence Payment through the Department for Work and Pensions

Edinburgh Live · Apr 27, 2022

DWP shares details on which legacy benefit claimants might see higher or lower payments on Universal Credit

DWP also explains three ways 2.6m people on legacy benefits will migrate to Universal Credit.

Daily Record · Apr 27, 2022

Biden administration adds nine respiratory cancers to list of illnesses linked to burn pits

Veterans suffering from the nine conditions who served in the Gulf War, the Iraq War or the War in Afghanistan will now be given access to VA healthcare and disability claims

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

Alexander the Great: Talented Lanarkshire para athlete set for Commonwealth Games

Alexander Thomson, who has cerebral palsy and a learning disability, is one to watch in this summer's Birmingham extravaganza.

Daily Record · Apr 26, 2022

DWP PIP could be worth up to £627 a month if you have one of these 21 conditions

People with a disability or physical or mental health condition could be eligible for as much as £627 every four weeks in Personal Independence Payments from the Department for Work and Pensions

Glasgow Live · Apr 26, 2022

Pay gap for people with disabilities in employment grows in last year

Workers with disabilities are earning £1.93 less every hour than their non-disabled counterparts.

Daily Record · Apr 26, 2022

DWP to hammer up to 900,000 people with benefit freeze as they move to Universal Credit

Up to 900,000 of the 2.6m ‘legacy’ households will be worse off long-term under UC, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted

Chronicle Live · Apr 25, 2022