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People making new claim for PIP may see payment reduced if they are on certain other benefits

The overlapping benefit is always paid in full and PIP or ADP is reduced by the amount of the overlapping benefit.

Daily Record

People of State Pension age could be due every new cost of living payment worth up to £1,350

The first cost of living payment for £301 will start landing in bank accounts from April 25.

Daily Record

New DWP payment rates start this week for State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits

HMRC has also confirmed the new payment rates and thresholds for Tax Credits.

Daily Record

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The Paralympic classification system is unjust. It's time for an urgent overhaul

As the Paralympics has grown more popular, it has strayed from its fundamental purpose. Changes are needed to restore fairness for athletes with disability, dual Paralympic gold medal-winning cyclist Peter Brooks writes.

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Claim PIP for any of these gastrointestinal issues and you could be due up to £691 each month

Some 29,050 people are claiming PIP or ADP for 25 conditions including Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative Colitis and IBS.

Daily Record

Millions of Brits will start to receive £301 cost of living payment from NEXT WEEK

The money is the first of three instalments that make up the £900 cost of living payment, designed to help those on certain means-tested benefits cope with rising bills

Daily Mirror

Disability service faces action over woman's burn death

The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission has started civil penalty proceedings against LiveBetter Services Limited.

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Industry leaders push for government, employers to boost work outcomes for people living with disability

Industry leaders are calling on all tiers of government and the private sector to do more to boost the employment participation rate for people living with disability.

ABC News

Voters with disabilities often overlooked in voting battles

Advocates for the disabled say access for voters with disabilities remains a challenge at polling places throughout the United States

The Independent UK

DWP confirms who will get spring cost of living payments

Households across the country claiming means-tested benefits will automatically receive the first payment this month

Belfast Live

Ageing and the mortality alarm: ‘I started panicking about future me’

The moment you realise you are entering your ageing years is confronting, especially if you still feel young. Might that burst of anxiety be a door into a different kind of old age?

The Guardian - AU

Larissa Nolan: 'With celebrities sharing their autism diagnoses, it’s coming across more as a gift than a disability'

'The vast majority of the diagnoses today are at the lower end of the spectrum – whereas previously they were only made in severe cases of 'classic' autism. But have we widened the spectrum to be so broad it is now meaningless?'

Irish Mirror

Glaswegians could be entitled to more money as 12 government benefit rates increasing

There's a number of benefits included in the 10.1 per cent increase which comes into effect from Saturday, April 1, and they include the adult disability payment and winter heating payment

Glasgow Live

DWP health conditions most likely to lead to £172 PIP payment

From April 10, a successful claim for PIP or ADP is worth between £26.90 and £172.75 each week in additional financial support

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Disability advocate Tilly Aston fought for blind and low-vision people to 'hold their own' in a prejudiced society

A by-election being held in the federal seat named after Tilly Aston is garnering attention from far and wide, but the story of how she improved the lives of many thousands of blind and vision-impaired people has been lost to time.

The Guardian - UK

Lady Masham of Ilton obituary

Tireless disability campaigner, Paralympian and longest-serving female member of the Lords

Glasgow Live

Glasgow disability groups 'not being listening to' on street design

A Labour councillor has claimed a forum, set up to get feedback on plans such as cycle paths, has been 'very heated' as council officials aren't listening.

Daily Record

PIP health conditions most-likely to be given a weekly payment of up to £172 from DWP

A new claim for PIP or Adult Disability Payment could help with daily living or mobility costs.

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Nottingham Post

DWP benefits changed in April 2023 including Universal Credit, pensions and income support

What you will get paid after April 10 when the rates are set to rise

Daily Mirror

DWP explains why some received 'unexpected' £150 cost of living payment this week

A payment of £150 is planned to be given this summer to those on disability benefits and one was given to this group of people last September to help with the rising cost of living

Daily Record

New payment set to replace Attendance Allowance next year could include mobility element for older people

Pension Age Disability Payment will provide financial support for over 123,700 pensioners living in Scotland.

Bristol Post

DWP: New cost of living payments from April 2023 - full list of dates and who gets paid

Universal Credit, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Income Support and income-based Jobseeker's Allowance claimants will all benefit from the new grants

Daily Record

Increase your income before tax year ends this week by checking for unclaimed benefits or discounts

The new financial year begins on April 6 but there is still time to claim discounts and rebates for 2022-23.

Daily Record

Older people making a new claim for PIP 'generally' given ongoing payment award of 10 years

Nearly half a million people of State Pension age are also in receipt of PIP.

Bristol Post

DWP responds after £150 cost of living payment paid early with recipients confused

There has been some confusion amongst claimants after a £150 payment dropped into their bank accounts earlier than expected

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