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Government told it must win trust of disabled people on back-to-work plan

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said people on disability benefits can look for work ‘without fear of losing financial support’.

The Independent UK

New plan could see people get extra £650 cost of living payment

The proposals could see millions of people in line for extra support

Wales Online

'People said they only went on pity dates with me because I'm deaf - then I met fiance on Tinder'

Having a disability can make navigating the world trickier than for non-disabled people, including dating. Lily Azeez shared how she faced discrimination on dates until she met the love of her life

Daily Mirror

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Young people caring for someone with a disability urged to claim annual payment worth nearly £360

The Young Carer Grant is for those aged 16, 17 or 18 who provide up to 16 hours of care each week.

Daily Record

New cost of living payment warning to people due money over next few months

Millions of people are set to receive payments worth up to £1,350 in 2023/24.

Daily Record

DWP: Extra £650 Cost of Living payment for PIP claimants under new plan

Two petitions will be debated by MPs in parliament in May

Bristol Post

Cost of living support for people on disability benefits including PIP set for debate in Parliament

Marsha De Cordova MP, a member of the Petitions Committee, has been asked to open the debate on May 22 where MPs from all parties can take part, and the UK Government will send a minister to respond.

Nottingham Post

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DWP confirms more than 8m families to get first £301 cost of living payment in Spring

After confirming the schedule for five cost of living payments through the 2023/24 financial year, the DWP detailed in Parliament last month more detail on the support

Nottingham Post

DWP cost of living payment: When to expect the first part of the £900 scheme and who is not entitled to the money

Not everyone will receive the £900 means-tested cost of living support payment when it is paid in the spring

Chronicle Live

SNP MP shocked as journalist brands her 'the one with the crutch'

SNP MP Amy Callaghan, who suffered a brain haemorrhage in mid-2020 and spent four months in hospital, has hit out at a journalist ...

The National (Scotland)

In historic shift, Minnesota pushes to abolish subminimum wages for people with disabilities

Todd Beck once thought he would spend his entire career sorting through metal garbage at a warehouse-like center in northern Minnesota where he was paid based on how quickly he emptied barrels of discarded tin.

Tribune News Service

Disability benefits could provide support of up to £627 each month for people with dementia

Family members of 944,000 people with dementia should be aware of financial help available.

Daily Record

DWP cost of living payment schedule for 2023/24 and eligibility rules

More details are expected to be announced around the £37 billion cost of living package

Bristol Post

New cost of living payment date details for people due £900, £150 or £300 from DWP

Millions of households are set to receive extra financial help over the coming months.

Daily Record

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Belfast Live

DWP unable to say if Spring Cost of Living payments will be made before April 1

The Department of Work and Pensions has said a statement will be made in 'due course' confirming payment dates

The Guardian - UK

The disabled villain: why sensitivity reading can’t kill off this ugly trope

The long read: For centuries, fictional narratives have used outer difference to telegraph inner monstrosity. As someone who uses a wheelchair, I’ve learned you can’t just edit out a few slurs or bad words to fix this – it’s often baked deep into the story

Liverpool Echo

DWP PIP claimants could get £650 Cost of Living support in new plan

People on PIP and other disability benefits could also be given an energy grant

Daily Record

DWP confirms over 8m families due to receive first £301 cost of living payment this Spring

More than 686,000 households in Scotland will be eligible for the £301 means-tested payment.

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The Guardian - AU

Suggesting NDIS cuts to pay for expensive submarines is the latest attack on disabled people

Imagine if we could make the NDIS work better, rather than having to fight for the scheme to exist

AAP

Assaults against people with disabilities underreported

Witnesses have shared accounts of people with disability being abused in public and discriminated against across various sectors, as part of a royal commission.

Manchester Evening News

DWP issues £1,350 cost of living payment guidance ahead of dates announcement

A wide variety of cost of living payments will be issued by the DWP, equating to £1,350 for some people

Nottingham Post

DWP publishes updated guide on £1,350 cost of living payments

The money being dished out in 2023 and 2024 includes cost of living payment, one for the disabled and also winter fuel for pensioners

Daily Record

New cost of living support for people on disability benefits including PIP due for debate in Parliament

Petitions calling for the £650 payment and an energy grant for people on a disability will be debated by MPs in May.

Liverpool Echo

Full list of DWP benefit claimants not eligible for £301 cost of living payment

The first part of the £900 means-tested cost of living payment is due in the new financial year

ABC News

Singapore Airlines called out for allegedly discriminating against student with disability

Student Isabella Beale, 23, is accusing the airline of discriminating against her for being an amputee on her flights to and from Europe.

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