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New benefit replacing PIP opens nationwide with a focus on providing a positive and compassionate experience

Adult Disability Payment also offers no 'degrading functional examinations' as part of the application process.

Daily Record

Scots eligible for disability payment not to be subjected to 'degrading' tests

SCOTS eligible for disability benefit will not be subject to “degrading functional examinations”, a minister has pledged, as applications for…

The National (Scotland)

Boarding house like prison, inquiry hears

The disability royal commission has been told about life in a Sydney boarding house where a woman with disability was drugged, raped, regularly hit by staff.

AAP

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The I Am, Movement designs 'culturally safe' education resources for Indigenous children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder

Tanika Davis's son was two years old when he was diagnosed with autism. Now, she's helping other Aboriginal families to feel supported and "culturally safe".

ABC News

New 'Please Offer Me a Seat' transport badge launched for people with invisible disabilities

The badge will allow passengers with invisible disabilities who have difficulty standing on public transport to subtly alert fellow passengers that they would welcome being offered a seat

Dublin Live

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

Edinburgh festival’s funniest performers for 2022 are revealed

Young Latina whose act tackles disability is among the winners at prestigious awards ceremony

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Wes Welker Slams NFL Over Issue With Disability Benefits

The retired wide receiver was not happy with a letter he received from the NFL regarding his disability claim.

Sports Illustrated

The benefit payments worth hundreds you could be claiming in NI as cost-of-living rises

Families should make sure they are claiming everything they are due

Belfast Live

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

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

Bill Shorten issues NDIS fraud crackdown warning as woman jailed, another charged

Service providers rorting the National Disability Insurance Scheme are being targeted as part of a new crackdown.

ABC News

DWP confirm latest date everyone entitled to £150 disability cost of living payment will receive money

Millions of people can expect the payment to arrive in the autumn

Manchester Evening News

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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No child should have to sit through a 2-hour bus ride to get to school

We understand the challenges and appreciate that CPS is prioritizing buses for special education and homeless students, but it is not acceptable for any student — let alone one who has a disability — to spend four hours a day on a bus, five days a week.

The Conversation

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.

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

Edinburgh Live

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.

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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

Nottingham Post

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

Liverpool Echo

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

The updated guidance confirms who will qualify the £300 boost

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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

ABC News

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.

Daily Record

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.

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