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DWP update on £150 disability cost of living payment for people still waiting

People who are missing the payment can now report it online

Manchester Evening News

All cost of living help still to come including £324 payment - and when you'll get it

The Government has already paid out billions of pounds to help with the rising cost of living, but there is more cash coming later this year and into 2023 as well

Daily Mirror

DWP: If your £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment is missing you can report it

Almost six million have received the £150 payment for disabled people due by the end of September, but the DWP said some may be paid later in October

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New £150 disability cost of living payment update for people still waiting on money from the DWP

Eligible claimants can now report a missing payment to DWP.

Daily Record

Aisha Sultan: Turning back the clock on voters with disabilities

ST. LOUIS — When Barbara Sheinbein, 64, went to vote in the April election her friend drove her to the polls. Her friend went inside the polling location in St. Louis County and told a worker that Sheinbein wanted to use an accessible voting machine because she is blind. She…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bush tucker garden feels just like home

The garden bed and message pole are made from recycled plastic.

Newcastle Herald

ACT government, National Disability Insurance Agency to streamline NDIS approvals to free up hospital beds

Janet spent a year in hospital waiting for changes to her NDIS plan to be approved and supported accommodation to be found. The ACT government wants to streamline the process so others can discharge faster.

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Terrifying flood ordeal turns into frustrating NDIS battle for NSW woman

Asphyxia says protracted process left her without her wheelchair for months after it was damaged in floods

The Guardian - AU

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

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

The Independent UK

Changes to Warm Homes grant mean some miss out this year - list in full of who is eligible

Almost 300,000 disabled people will not get the money as Government prioritises those receiving means-tested benefits

Chronicle Live

What the war means for Ukrainians with disabilities

Rights activists and carers are filling the gap as the war creates huge challenges in accessing disability support.

Al Jazeera

Scots urged to check if they are eligible for new benefits to ease cost of living crisis

Scottish Government ministers are asking people to check what they could claim for under powers devolved to Holyrood.

Daily Record

Shepparton disability provider Gallawah rapidly growing thanks to unique service

Tina Powney wondered whether her son, who lives with a range of disabilities, would be the next Indigenous person to die in custody during one of his periods in jail. She decided to create the kind of service she needed but could not find.

ABC News

More Australians are being prescribed ADHD medication than ever, but myths about the neurological condition still remain

Millions of Australians are being treated for ADHD but misconceptions about the condition's treatment, diagnosis and who it effects still linger.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Unforgivable’: UK government errors denied thousands disability benefits

Campaigners hit out after data reveals majority of successful appeals were due to Department for Work and Pensions mistakes

Daily Mirror

Actor duo with Down's Syndrome break new ground with their comedy drama series

Leon Harrop and Sarah Gordy are the first actors with learning disabilities to land lead roles in a major UK show – which was written by scriptwriters who all have a disability

The Hindu

Karnataka government will utilize services of senior citizens: CM

‘Government has reserved ₹500 crore for providing medical assistance to senior citizens with hearing disability’

Chronicle Live

Benefits blow as thousands of PIP applications rejected by DWP

180,000 people applied for the benefit from April to July this year, the highest level since PIP began, and just 79,000 were awarded

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SA Health unit investigating reports of ageist abuse expanded to cover all South Australians

A state government service that investigates reports of abuse or mistreatment experienced by older people and those living with a disability will now be available state-wide.

ABC News

Travellers with disability question operators' language on 'inclusive' and 'accessible' holidays

Travellers with disability are questioning tour operators' language on 'inclusive' and 'accessible' holidays, as some find out the hard way that many tourism operators are not as accessible as they claim.

ABC News

Lack of audio descriptions on Australian TV a human rights breach, UN committee finds

A United Nations committee has found Australia breached an international human rights treaty by failing to provide audio descriptions on free-to-air television for the blind and vision impaired community. The finding comes after a seven year complaint process from a disability advocate.

ABC News

A public housing tenant passed away in his home. It took authorities 12 days to find him

After almost two weeks of complaints to housing authorities, Pierre Gawronski learned his next-door neighbour had passed away. He says this tragedy is the symptom of a failing system.

The Hindu

As India ages, keeping an eye on the elderly

With big shifts in global demographic patterns being projected, eye care service delivery is uniquely placed to help with health surveillance and planning

Irish Mirror

The five social welfare payments set for €500 boost and how you could qualify for them under new rules

These people may not know they are missing out on supports

ABC News

Jessica Camilleri appeals sentence for killing mother Rita Camilleri in Sydney

A woman who killed her mother in an act of 'brutality' appeals her sentence, saying the judge did not take her disability properly into account.

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