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DWP could give extra £325 Cost of Living payments under new plan

Campaigners also want all benefit payments to be increased in line with inflation

Liverpool Echo

Why surging bills are bringing extra worry for people living with a health condition or disability

Charities have warned that rising living costs will impact on many people’s health this winter. Vicky Shaw finds out more.

The Independent UK

New calls for extra £325 cost of living payment and benefits to increase in line with inflation

Scope is also urging the UK Government to double the £150 disability cost of living payment.

Daily Record

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Liz Truss confirms State Pension to increase with inflation next April but other benefits not yet confirmed

DWP boss Chloe Smith will make the decision on the benefit uprating this autumn

Chronicle Live

State Pension to increase in line with inflation next April but other DWP benefits still to be confirmed

DWP boss Chloe Smith will make a determination on the benefit uprating this autumn.

Daily Record

‘Devastating’ if Tories break promise to uprate benefits in line with inflation

Treasury minister Chris Philp told ITV that the Treasury would not commit to an expected uprating of benefits in line with inflation.

The Independent UK

Government is ‘absolutely committed’ to pensions triple lock – Kwarteng

Inflation is expected to be by far the highest triple lock factor this year, potentially putting pensioners in line for an increase of 10% or more.

The Independent UK

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Exclusive-Ratings agency Scope sees little room for abrupt change after Italy vote

Any new government in Italy will have little room for rolling back reforms or pursuing "unorthodox" economic policies because of political and market constraints, Scope Ratings said in a report seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters

Brits may be eligible for £270-per-month DWP payment - plus Christmas bonus

If you are a carer aged over 16 you may be eligible for monthly Government benefits, as well as a small Christmas bonus, from the Department for Work and Pensions

Daily Mirror

Families of disabled children beg Liz Truss for bills aid and inflation-proof benefits

Carers of disabled children say it's a matter of life and death that the prime minister grants them bills aid and inflation proof benefits in order to keep lifesaving equipment running

Daily Mirror

What you can claim if you're disabled - many vulnerable Brits are struggling

As most Brits face a tough winter ahead due to the cost of living crisis, it is hardest of all for disabled people who often scrape by on lower incomes and have far higher energy bills

Daily Mirror

Disability charity Scope sees five-fold surge in people needing help with soaring energy bills

Ajay, a Londoner with spinal muscular atrophy, told the Standard of his worries around rising energy bills and what this means for disabled Britons

Evening Standard

Disability benefits for millions ‘to be rendered worthless’ by soaring energy bills

Exclusive: Charities warn disabled households are among hardest hit by energy crisis, which could see 91% of their benefits eaten by cost of bills

The Independent UK

Huge energy cap rise ‘will punish carers and disabled’ and is ‘ticking timebomb’ for rural households

Charity inundated with calls from people ‘who don’t know where to turn’

The Independent UK

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Wales Online

Energy bills could be more than mortgage payments next year, say experts

Disposable incomes will shrink significantly in the new year for many people as their utility bills continue to soar

The Independent UK

Energy bills could be higher than mortgage payments next year, say experts

Many people are set to see their disposable incomes shrink significantly in 2023 with utility bills catching up with mortgages.

Liverpool Echo

Shopper shares secrets behind high end bargain finds like YSL shoes for £45

Robyn Elphick has been shopping in charity shops across the North West since 2009

Daily Mirror

Netflix’s upcoming film on Marilyn Monroe slated after release of trailer

Netflix's upcoming film about Marilyn Monroe, titled Blonde, has been criticised after its trailer - featuring Ana De Armas - was released

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Manchester Evening News

Beyonce to remove 'deeply offensive' lyric from song on new album after backlash

The song features on the star's highly-anticipated seventh studio album Renaissance

Daily Mirror

Beyonce to re-record song after being slammed for 'deeply offensive' lyrics

Singing superstar Beyoncé responded after coming under growing pressure to re-record track Heated on her new album Rennaissance having been criticised for using an ableist slur

Daily Mirror

Huge majority of the people struggling right now with fuel poverty are disabled people

A huge majority of the people struggling right now with fuel poverty are disabled people - Britain's largest minority group - as the cost of living crisis sky rockets

Daily Mirror

Why life costs disabled people £600 a month more - forcing people into tough choices

Research from disability charity Scope revealed the extra costs disabled people face for essentials leaves them with less money in their pocket than non-disabled people - and for almost a quarter of families with disabled children, those extra costs amount to over £1,000 a month

Daily Mirror

Noel Gallagher blasted after 'blagging' his way onto disabled platform at Glastonbury

Noel, 55, has been blasted as “vile” by disability charity Scope after he used the platform at the John Peel tent to watch Jamie T

The Guardian - UK

Disabled passengers bearing brunt of travel disruption, say charities

Campaigners say disabled people seen as an afterthought amid flight cancellations and longstanding rail problems

The Independent UK

Disability charity urges airlines not to forget disabled passengers amid staffing crisis

Airports including Gatwick have seen dozens of flights cancelled in the last fortnight due to staff shortages.

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