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People of State Pension age with any of these health issues could be due up to £407 each month

More than 1.4million older people are receiving extra financial help through Attendance Allowance from the DWP.

Daily Record

Community support helps family navigate challenges of Down syndrome

The parents of a woman living with Down syndrome say they have seen major changes in attitudes towards the condition during their daughter's lifetime.

ABC News

NDIS provider pursued financial growth over client safety, disability inquiry finds

Royal commission also criticises federal disability watchdog for its handling of complaints centred on provider Afford

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The Guardian view on reforms to disability benefits: exacerbating misery

Editorial: Scrapping the work capability assessment is welcome, but the government’s proposed alternative won’t rebuild trust

The Guardian - UK

Disability service provider 'put revenue over safety'

A major provider of disability services prioritised growth and finances over client safety and service quality, a royal commission inquiry report has found.

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Every DWP cost of living payment from April - who is eligible and when money will be paid

Here is a list of payments people can expect if they are struggling financially this year - see if you can get any extra cash help

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Older people on PIP claiming State Pension set to receive up to £1,506 each month from April

People on the full New State Pension and highest level of PIP or ADP awards could get up to £19,853 in next financial year.

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New update on devolved disability payment processing times for people waiting on decision

Some 60% of nearly 20,000 new applications were approved for an award of up to £627 a month by January 2023.

Daily Record

DWP list of medical conditions that could mean you qualify for extra £172 a week

PIP is given to those with long-term mental or physical health problems or disabilities and around three million people currently claim it in the UK

Daily Mirror

All the cost of living payments from April 2023 - who's eligible and when they will get paid

A wave of new financial support will be introduced in April and the coming months

Manchester Evening News

Queensland declared 2023 the year of accessible tourism. Is it achievable without a disability workforce?

Getting on stage at festivals and events has come with its challenges for MC Wheels. He's found ways around it, but he wants it to be made easier for others.

ABC News

People on PIP, Adult Disability Payment or DLA to receive up to £691 each month from April

Full list of new weekly and monthly rates for disability benefits including devolved payments.

Daily Record

DWP urged to give new £900 cost of living payment to people on contributions-based ESA

The £900 cost of living payment will only be eligible to people on a means-tested qualifying benefit.

Daily Record

DWP disability benefit changes could see surgery patients among 650,000 people losing support

There are big changes on the way which could see some fall through the cracks

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Daily Record

Claim PIP for 87 muscle or joint conditions and you could get up to £691 each month

More than one million people are receiving financial support for a musculoskeletal condition.

The Conversation

How on-demand buses can transform travel and daily life for people with disabilities

People with disabilities arguably stand to gain the most from good public transport, but are continually excluded by transport systems that still aren’t adapted to their needs as the law requires. One in six people aged 15 and over with disability have difficulty using some or all forms of public…

Nottingham Post

DWP's new cost of living payments from April 2023 – who gets them and when

People on low incomes, those receiving disability benefits, and pensioners will all be supported by the measure

The Independent UK

Welfare reforms will leave ‘gaping chasm’ with 600,000 at risk of losing out

Think tanks have warned that someone who does not have a long-term disability will not necessarily qualify for PIP.

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Daily Mirror

'I'm a football coach with a disability – others in the community aren't as lucky'

Sas Granville is a Myth Buster for learning disability charity Mencap – and is working to challenge peoples' perceptions when it comes to people with a disability and sports

Daily Mirror

Dis Life: 'Good news from the land of Disabled people - and three times in one week!'

There has been some lovely visible success for Disabled people in TV and film recently. Elsewhere, everything else is, as ever, still an unholy mess

Manchester Evening News

Major Universal Credit change announced which could impact disabled claimants

The Chancellor has called the initiative the "biggest change to our welfare system in a decade"

Daily Record

New DWP changes announced in Budget could see support for 650,000 people on benefits cut back

The welfare reforms aim to help more people claiming sickness and disability into work.

Tribune News Service

Seniors with anxiety frequently don’t get help. Here’s why

Anxiety is the most common psychological disorder affecting adults in the U.S. In older people, it’s associated with considerable distress as well as ill health, diminished quality of life, and elevated rates of disability.

Nottingham Post

DWP issue warning to millions of Universal Credit claimants after budget announcement

The changes include a new white paper on disability benefits, which will remove the controversial workplace capability assessment

Daily Mirror

Married couple illegally claimed £1million in benefits and bought FIVE properties

Emmanuel Bay, 68, and Nancy Bay, 67, from Brixton, south London, fraudulently received £1 million in disability benefits between 1999 and 2018 and bought five properties

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