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Mandatory programme named after Oliver McGowan, whose mother led a campaign after his death in 2016

Poorer households are expected to be hardest hit, while elderly people have reported having to choose between heating or eating

Nearly 1.5m people across the UK currently receive either £61.85 or £92.40 each week through Attendance Allowance.

Australians are being asked to look at the benefits of the NDIS improving the lives of people with a disability as the scheme adds $166 billion to the budget.

The organisation will be supported by BOM IT Solutions as it seeks to establish what could be the UK’s first disability-specific play and leisure facility for children and young people

Multiple bonus payments were announced in Budget 2023

Poorer households are expected to be hardest-hit, while eldery people have reported having to choose between heating or eating

The first payment will come through on Tuesday in the form of a double Child Benefit payment, and will be followed two weeks later by four additional social welfare payment boosts

A Queensland woman with a disability has slammed Jetstar after she claimed she had no choice but to crawl down the aisle of a plane when a wheelchair wasn’t available.Natalie Curtis opened up about the “humiliating” incident on Sunrise on Monday morning.She flew from Singapore to Bangkok and was able to use…

Luu Thi Hieu has had millions of views on her videos showing how hard it is for disabled people to negotiate everyday life in the Vietnamese capital

‘I’VE always been brought up to think that disability is not an obstacle to doing anything. All these opportunities are still out there. You…