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Part-time work is valuable to people with disability – but full time is more likely to attract government support

Work isn’t just about getting paid. Employment can provide a number of benefits for people in terms of health, wellbeing, social, economic and financial inclusion. It can also reduce reliance on government income supports. Arguably, work is even more important for people with disability, who are more likely to be…

The Conversation

No Pseudonymity in Employment Lawsuit Claiming Discrimination Based on Past Opiate Addiction

From yesterday's decision by Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses (S.D.N.Y.) in Doe v. Black Diamond Capital Mgmt. LLC: Now before the Court is the motion of plaintiff "John Doe" for an order granting leave to proceed under a pseudonym, or in the alternative, to seal his complaint. {[H]is brief does not…

Reason

New DWP ‘online apply service’ for PIP being offered to 60 people making a new claim each day

The invitation to apply online will only be extended to those starting a new claim over the phone.

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Wisconsin’s disabled voters face barriers amid ‘massive confusion’

Disabled voters push for better protection voting absentee and with assistance after temporary ban that disenfranchised some

The Guardian - US

‘An inherent indignity’: the fight to get workers with disability a living wage

Advocates are highlighting a system of state tax credits across the US that allow employers to pay employees as low as $3 an hour

The Guardian - US

Woman claims flight attendant refused to let her store her wheelchair on plane

Disability advocate Maayan Ziv spoke about a recent incident on an Air Canada flight when she claimed that a flight attendant wouldn't properly store her wheelchair

Daily Mirror

Disabled people are ‘lost and excluded’ when disasters hit, says UN advocate

Lack of data and fallout from Covid both hamper equal rights, and women suffer worst, says new chair of UN disability rights committee

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NDIS mark-ups for people with a disability as bad as wedding price gouging, insiders say

It's been coined the "disability tax" where some NDIS participants are being charged double or even triple the price of services compared to those not on the scheme, for the exact same treatment or product.

ABC News

DWP & HMRC cost of living payments: Everything we know so far about the £1,350 cash

The new cost of living support payments are worth £1,350 overall and will go out to millions of households in the next financial year, starting from April

Daily Mirror

Fraudster who pretended to be blind unmasked as she's caught scrolling through her phone

A 48-year-old woman received £182,600 in disability benefits after claiming to be completely blind - but she has now been unmasked by the police and accused of fraud

Daily Mirror

Supreme Court to hear lawsuit involving disability activist

The Supreme Court will decide whether a disabled activist can file disability rights lawsuits against hotels she doesn’t intend to visit

The Independent UK

DWP cost of living payment - everything we know so far

Jeremy Hunt’s support package will be a lifeline to many, but it’s taken a long time to get any updates

Chronicle Live

DWP: All the people eligible for £301 cost of living payment 2023 and 2024

Here's who qualifies and when to expect payment

Nottingham Post

DWP announces Cost of Living Spring payment dates

It is part of a £900 payment that will be made in three installments this year

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The Guardian - UK

Broke and disabled in Tory Britain: the reality of life on one meal a day

Welfare reforms have left many disabled people effectively destitute. For them, this isn’t a cost-of-living crisis – it’s a cost-of-staying-alive crisis

Nottingham Post

DWP confirms date first £301 cost of living payment will start to land in bank accounts

It is designed to help millions of people with the rising cost of living

The Guardian - UK

Two-thirds of UK workers with long Covid have faced unfair treatment, says report

TUC and charity call for better support and legal right to reasonable adjustments at work for sufferers

ABC News

Wheelie Good Perth founder's mission for accessible, 'safe and comfortable space for everybody'

Old storage boxes, damp smelly mops, and mirrors too high to see in are just a few of the challenges Amber Dennis faces in her daily life navigating the world in a wheelchair.

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Nottingham Post

DWP £900 cost of living payment due from the spring

The first instalment is expected soon

Nottingham Post

DWP disability benefits change expected to mean thousands paid sooner

New legislation comes into effect in April

Manchester Evening News

DWP £900 cost of living payment expected by end of spring

It's going to be paid in three installments

The National (Scotland)

IN FULL: SNP leadership candidates answer questions on disability issues

THE SNP leadership candidates have addressed a range of important questions on disability issues.

ABC News

NDIS provider under scrutiny after client physically confronts 80-year-old neighbour

Disability advocates say private NDIS operators are struggling to provide care for clients with severe behavioural issues.

Chronicle Live

DWP rule change for disability benefits will see thousands paid earlier in April

Personal Independence Payment and Disability Living Allowance will join other benefits in being fast-tracked

Daily Mirror

Dis Life: Health and Disability White Paper special

The Government intends to use Personal Independence Payments, a benefit designed to help us cover extra living costs as Disabled people, as the passport for additional Universal Credit money

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