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The Latest Breaking News from Disability

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

Nottingham Post

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 Mirror

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.

Daily Record

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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

Bristol Post

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.

Daily Record

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

Bristol Post

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DWP issues £150 cost of living payment response after cash hits some bank accounts

People across the UK have been left confused as to why the £150 payment has dropped into their accounts months earlier than anticipated

Chronicle Live

COVID-19 leave payments ending for thousands of workers in high-risk settings

Thousands of workers in high-risk settings who miss work because they have tested positive for COVID-19 will soon no longer be eligible for federal financial support.

ABC News

DWP issues response as 'unexpected' £150 payment lands in some bank accounts

Some claimants have been confused as they received a cost-of-living payment

Liverpool Echo

DWP issues response as unexpected £150 cost of living payment appears in some bank accounts

DWP explained why the payments may have been made

Nottingham Post

Disability advocate Stella Young immortalised in Stawell with statue

A schoolgirl says Stella Young's words remain her inspiration nearly a decade after the disability advocate's sudden death.

ABC News

'People are missing out': NDIS community program struggles to provide support

A lack of funding has led to an overdependence on donations and volunteering, leaving services in a precarious state in the aftermath of COVID restrictions and rising costs of living.

The Canberra Times

Function, not money, main issue for NDIS: Shorten

Ensuring the National Disability Insurance Scheme is working as it was intended is the key issue, rather than cost, the minister in charge says.

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Daily Record

New DWP ‘private beta trial’ for Attendance Allowance claims being offered to 60 people each week

Invites are being offered to older people who meet the current scope of the trial.

Daily Record

New plans for PIP will reduce claims processing time and create a ‘vastly improved’ experience for people

DWP is also exploring options to re-use evidence it currently holds for claimants.

Manchester Evening News

People who will get the full DWP £1,350 cost of living payments and when they will be made

The government will begin rolling out its first cost of living payment in the coming weeks

Daily Record

Scots can request £50 winter heating payment if money does not show in account by end of week

Social Security Scotland said that all automatic payments have now been processed.

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Daily Record

People urged to share views on cost of living support for disability benefits before end of March

A parliamentary debate in May will look at the current levels of support for millions of people on disability benefits.

Irish Mirror

Man, 84, with special needs languished on trolley in emergency department for four days

The patient, who has an intellectual disability and a number of serious medical conditions, presented at the emergency department early on Friday morning accompanied by a carer

WEKU

Need help for loved ones with severe mental health illness? California has a plan

The state is planning "Care Court" pilot programs to help people with severe mental illness. A judge can order a treatment plan that counties must fund. Disability rights groups have sued to stop it.

Wales Online

'We don't need volunteers to help us on stage': The Welsh theatre company challenging misconceptions about disability

Dragon's Heart and Dragon's Soul is a dance theatre company comprised of people with a range of learning disabilities who have performed on the West End and across Europe.

Belfast Live

Five DWP Cost of Living payments NI households could be entitled to

The DWP has announced that Cost of Living Payments will begin to be issued at the end of April

The Conversation

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…

Reason

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…

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