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Every cost of living payment you can claim - how to apply and who is eligible

To help offset the financial burden of the worsening cost of living crisis, the UK Government has announced a range of one-off payments available throughout the year

Glasgow Live

What you need to do to get your cost of living payment

The UK Government is offering some cash to many people struggling with the cost of living

Wales Online

Martin Lewis warns thousands won't get £650 cost of living help - see who will

Martin Lewis has warned that people who claim Personal Independence Allowance, Carers Allowance, and contributory-based Employment and Support Allowance won't get the £650 cost of living payment

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The decade that broke Britain: the disastrous decisions that left millions in a cost of living crisis

The government is keen to blame growing levels of poverty on Covid and the Ukraine war. But policies from the benefits cap to the bedroom tax have left households on the brink amid the cost of living crisis. Here are 10 of the worst

The Guardian - UK

Anti-Poverty Advocates Say Albanese’s Childhood Rhetoric Is ‘Cruel’ When He Won’t Raise JobSeeker

Advocacy groups say Albanese is giving "false hope" to welfare recipients by sharing his mum's story without raising JobSeeker.

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PIP claimants will see 13 big changes when they transfer to new disability payment this year

Adult Disability Payment will open in three more council areas on June 20.

Daily Record

Activists condemn exclusion of 16 disabilities by Tamil Nadu welfare board

CHENNAI: On World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day, disability rights activists highlighted the exclusion of people with the condition and other disabilities from government welfare schemes.

The Times of India

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Give disability certificate at doorstep: Madras high court

CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Tuesday directed health professionals to visit those who have applied for disability certificates at their homes to carry out assessments, especially of mental health, instead of asking them to visit crowded government hospitals.

The Times of India

Love Island's Tasha explains 'superpower' hearing loss as she's supported by Strictly's Rose

Tasha Ghouri has touched on her disability in an inspirational post which opened up about her 'superpower'

Daily Mirror

NDIS agency to spend $50m on lawyers to fight people with disability who appealed funding cuts

Critics argue national disability insurance scheme participants are increasingly being pitted against solicitors from top firms

The Guardian - AU

Paralympic discus thrower Vinod Kumar banned for two years for intentional misrepresentation of abilities during Tokyo Games

NEW DELHI: Indian discus thrower Vinod Kumar, who had lost his F-52 category bronze medal at the Tokyo Paralympics after being found ineligible in his disability classification assessment, was on Tuesday banned for two years by the Board of Appeal of Classification (BAC) for the intentional misrepresentation of his abilities…

The Times of India

11 DWP PIP myths that stop people claiming up to £627 every month

There is support out there for millions of people

Nottingham Post

Cost of living Scotland payment dates and claimant eligibility criteria

In response to the worsening cost of living crisis, a number of one-off payments and discounts have been announced for households across the UK — though the eligibility criteria differs for each one

Edinburgh Live

Transfer process for people on PIP moving to new disability payment from end of August

More than 305,000 existing PIP claimants will start to move from DWP to new benefits system from August 29.

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Cost of living one-off payment dates for people on certain benefits who qualify for support

One-off payments of £150, £300 and £650 for millions of people will start in a few weeks.

The Conversation

With a return to Labor government, it's time for an NDIS 'reset'

Labor’s election win sees a return of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to the control of the party that first passed legislation for it. Bill Shorten’s appointment as NDIS Minister makes him responsible for the scheme he championed and helped establish.

The Guardian - UK

Tanzila Khan: disability rights campaigner tells young women ‘the world is yours’

Winner of the inaugural Amal Clooney Women’s Empowerment award says she saw mainstream culture did not represent her, so she created her own space

Daily Record

11 PIP myths that stop people claiming DWP support worth up to £627 every month

A successful claim for PIP results in financial support of between £24.45 and £156.90 each week.

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Mentally challenged entitled to medical assessment at their residence, rules HC

Government can consider exempting those suffering from other disabilities also from appearing in person to obtain disability certificates, says judge

Wales Online

Woman fired when she was on maternity leave wins £20,000

She won claims of maternity and pregnancy discrimination, disability discrimination, and victimisation

Glasgow Live

DWP disability £150 cost of living boost available to certain benefits claimants

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak unveiled a substantial financial support package to help ease the cost of living crisis, and certain benefits claimants are eligible for extra money

Daily Record

Fans slam Katie Price for 'photoshopping' picture of son Harvey on his 20th birthday

On Friday, May 27, Harvey - who was born with septo-optic dysplasia, Prader-Willi syndrome, autism and a learning disability - turned 20.

Chronicle Live

Dates to expect cost of living payments including £650 energy bills help

From National Insurance changes to tax credits and disability payments, we have listed the support available to people and when

The Guardian - UK

Stars of summer: Florence Shaw, Claire Rushbrook, Arthur Hughes and Patricia Allison

Some of the actors and musicians in the summer’s most exciting new shows, from Grace Jones’s Meltdown to a radical Richard III, give us a taste of what to expect

Chronicle Live

DWP: Everyone on these 7 disability benefits to get £150 boost - including PIP

Many recipients will also receive a further £650 because of other state support they are entitled to

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