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Yes, we know there is a 'skills shortage'. Here are 3 jobs summit ideas to start fixing it right away

This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here.

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Who can get the £150 cost of living payment and what date will it be paid?

Around 6 million people are eligible

The Independent UK

Scots issued warning ahead of price cap announcement as bills expected to hit £3,550

Advice Direct Scotland are warning of an “incredibly challenging” period ahead and is urging Scots to claim benefits they are entitled to with half a million missing out.

Edinburgh Live

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All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a host of new measures after criticism the government was not doing enough to address economic hardship

The Independent UK

DWP confirms timeline for £150 disability cost of living payment as millions eligible

It comes on top of other cost-of-living payments totalling £650 for disabled people on low incomes

Nottingham Post

Winter Fuel Payments could see DWP State Pension claimants get £300 boost

The updated guidance confirms who will qualify the £300 boost

Liverpool Echo

Dis Life: 'Disabled people spend a lot on adaptations and support - £150 is not enough'

Anna Morell of Disability Rights UK says £150 is a packet of peanuts for disabled people, who spend around £600 a month more than non-Disabled people on adaptations and support

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Gender dysphoria covered by disability law, court rules

Advocates for transgender people say a federal ruling that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act could hurt conservative political efforts to restrict access to gender-affirming care

The Independent UK

Calls for change as WA continues to evade new building accessibility standards

While most other states and territories across Australia have agreed to make new buildings more accessible for those with a disability, WA refuses to do so.

ABC News

PIP will no longer be available to first-time claimants in Scotland from this week

A new devolved disability payment is replacing first-time claims for PIP rom August 29.

Daily Record

All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a host of new measures after criticism the government was not doing enough to address economic hardship

The Independent UK

Who can get the £150 cost of living payment and what date will it be paid?

Around 6 million people are eligible

The Independent UK

Rethink bargaining for wage growth: unions

Access to collective bargaining arrangements would help lift wages in sectors like disability and child care, the peak union body says.

AAP

Australian Federal Police Association says jail sentence for man who killed Sue Salthouse doesn't meet community expectations

The Australian Federal Police Association says the community has been let down after a man jailed over the death of disability advocate Sue Salthouse.

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The Guardian - AU

Job agency criticised for disability barista program loses contracts in shake-up

AimBig one of 52 providers to lose market share in $1bn a year Disability Employment Services program

The Guardian - AU

I was lucky to have a great GP. Then she went on maternity leave and my healthcare fell apart

There are no coordinators to help people navigate a system designed for occasional care, rather than for chronic illness

ABC News

Investigation launched after woman died the day after leaving Blacktown Hospital

Asif Ali moved his family to Australia so that his daughter Dua, who lived with disability, would receive better treatment and have more opportunities than in Pakistan. He said that was always the case, until a trip to Blacktown Hospital in January.

Chronicle Live

DWP: Six million people will get a £150 cost of living disability benefits payment in September and October

Disabled people claiming certain benefits will get the £150 payment soon

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Daily Record

New Winter Fuel Payments include £300 boost and could see people of State Pension age get £600

Older people can quickly check if they qualify for a £300 cost of living boost on top of the annual heating payments this winter.

The Independent UK

Who can get the £150 cost of living payment and what date will it be paid?

Around 6 million people are eligible

Irish Mirror

Hollyoaks' Emily Burnett set for charity mountain climb with aunt who has learning disability

Hollyoaks actress Emily Burnett, who plays Olivia Bradshaw, is climbing Mount Snowdon with her co-stars and aunt Teresa Pope who has learning disabilities

Wales Online

Calls to increase 'pitiful' £150 disability cost of living payment

People with disabilities will receive a £150 lump sum in September - while other benefits claimants will receive £650 in two payments

Evening Standard

Cost of living payment: how can disabled people access £150 and when is it paid?

The £150 payment is on top of the £1,200 that most benefit claimants will receive

Manchester Evening News

Who gets £150 disability payment as DWP confirm when it will land in bank accounts

Claimants should expect to see the payment land in their bank accounts during the autumn period this year

The Independent UK

All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a host of new measures after criticism the government was not doing enough to address economic hardship

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