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Every DWP cost of living payment between September and Christmas

The package includes a £400 discount on energy bills

Liverpool Echo

Dis Life: 'Most schools are failing disabled pupils - we don't need no education'

Disability campaigner Anna Morell says when Tony Blair came to power, his mantra was education, education, education - but we know that education budgets have been squeezed for well over a decade

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

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First DWP cost of living payment of £326 being paid from today - see who is eligible

More than one million people on Tax Credits will be getting a payment into their bank account over the coming days

Chronicle Live

Energy-saving home improvement grants of up to £5,000 could help reduce winter fuel bills

Changes to eligibility criteria for the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme could see an extra 110,000 households save money this winter.

Daily Record

Disability royal commission hears of abuse, neglect and fraud in supported residential system

Victorian facility did not breach legislation for failing to afford woman dignity by declaring she was no longer technically a resident because she had died

The Guardian - AU

First £326 Cost of Living Payment to land in bank accounts from today for those on tax credits

The Government is issuing extra help to some people

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Every DWP cost of living payment due to be issued before Christmas

Payments will be landing in accounts this month and over winter and so to help households understand which payment is being made and when, we've compiled a full list

Chronicle Live

Jobs summit: Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott urges employers to hire more people with disabilities

Employers should hire more people with disabilities, says Australian of the Year and tennis champion Dylan Alcott in a passionate speech at the Jobs Summit.

ABC News

Discrimination holds back economy: summit

Employers are being urged to tackle discrimination and change community attitudes to increase workforce participation and boost Australia's economy.

AAP

Community Living & Respite Services pays back more than $3 million in staff underpayments

Hundreds of disability support workers who were underpaid by their employer have been paid back amounts ranging from $15 to nearly $35,000.

ABC News

COVID mask mandates for public and passenger transport in WA set to end next week

Mask mandates on public and passenger transport in Western Australia set to end next week, with visitor limits at aged and disability care facilities also easing.

ABC News

Inspiring moment Canberra teen meets his hero Dylan Alcott

Dylan Alcott called for changes to the Disability Support Pension.

The Canberra Times

Skilled migrant cap increased as jobs summit looks at migration and workforce participation

The federal government has announced an additional 35,000 permanent skilled migrants will be able to apply for visas this year in an attempt to address critical skills shortages.

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Disability support worker shortage worsened by low pay, COVID-19 and doubts about careers

Nick McAllister relies on disability support worker Lorraine Abel to help him with the tasks in life he finds difficult. But the sector is facing a severe worker shortage and many clients aren't getting the support they need.

The Independent UK

Disability campaigner says her ‘worst fear came true’ as wheelchair breaks during flight

‘This is not damaged baggage, these are my legs,’ the frustrated wheelchair user said

Daily Record

Full list of cost of living payments due to be issued between September and Christmas

Two separate payments are due to be made this month to disabled people and those claiming Tax Credits.

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

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Daily Record

People with a disability claiming certain DWP benefits may be eligible for extra money through premium payments

You could receive PIP or the new Adult Disability Payment and a disability premium on top of DWP benefits.

Daily Record

Older people will only receive Winter Fuel Payments if they meet eligibility during qualifying week this month

This year’s Winter Fuel Payments will also include the £300 Pensioner Cost of Living payment.

Daily Record

People making new claim for PIP-style benefit will see 13 important changes from DWP process

Adult Disability Payment has now replaced PIP for new claims in Scotland.

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: Meghan Markle’s Archetypes makes its right royal entrance

In this week’s newsletter: Close friend Serena Williams joins Markle for the intimate debut of her long-awaited show. Plus: five of the best podcasts on disability

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

Liverpool Echo

Six million people to receive DWP £150 emergency payment

The DWP has confirmed that anyone that is eligible for the payment will automatically receive it from September 20

AAP

Aussies with disability 'answer to crisis'

People living with a disability are the answer to workforce shortages across the nation, Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott says.

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