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Many kids are struggling. Is special education the answer?

Schools contending with soaring student mental health needs and other challenges have been struggling to determine just how much the pandemic is to blame

The Independent UK

DWP and HMRC 2023 benefit increases including Universal Credit, Jobseekers Allowance and State Pension

Around 10 million households are set to benefit from the extra financial support

Nottingham Post

DWP Cold Weather Payments eligibility and temperature they kick in

As the temperature drops, the Government's Cold Weather Payments kick in. Here's everything you need to know about it

Nottingham Post

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People on PIP may be able to backdate other benefits to the start of their award

An award for PIP or Adult Disability Payment could also lead to housing support and Council Tax discounts.

Daily Record

DWP confirms new payment rates from next April for PIP, State Pension, Universal Credit and other benefits

HMRC has also confirmed the new rates and thresholds for Child Benefit and Tax Credits.

Daily Record

Full list of DWP and HMRC benefits set to increase in 2023 including Universal Credit

Benefit payments will increase for those on Universal Credit, Pension Credit, JSA, DLA and more

Liverpool Echo

Albo nukes nuclear energy idea

Anthony Albanese says nuclear energy is off the table, and Stuart Robert warned a lobbyist off donating to a minister’s fundraising group because ‘it will be declared, and it will hurt you’.

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Melbourne woman wins battle against National Disability Insurance Agency for mental health assistance dog

There are calls for the National Disability Insurance Agency to change the way it provides funding for some people with assistance dogs, with advocates reporting people with mental health conditions are being knocked back despite life-changing results.

ABC News

Will this week's cold snap trigger a DWP cold weather payment?

Temperatures are set to plunge from Wednesday onwards but payment rules may be cold comfort for shivering families

Chronicle Live

All the DWP benefits set to increase in 2023 including Universal Credit, PIP and ESA

The government has confirmed how much benefits such as Pension Credit and Universal Credit will rise by in April. The update comes amid the cost of living crisis.

Glasgow Live

The cost of long Covid is steep for employers. Here's how companies can prepare this winter

Employers must address long Covid in the workforce, but accommodations are not a one-size-fits-all approach.

Fortune

‘I will never get my life back’: how one man’s disability carer is fighting NDIS lawyers to keep her job

The NDIA ruled that the family friend of a man with disabilities couldn’t be his paid carer. While their appeal drags on, he’s struggling to find alternative support.

Crikey

Left out of society: Vanuatu’s deaf community push for national sign language

With no official sign language, the deaf community are left unable to communicate widely and vulnerable to natural disasters

The Guardian - AU

'Disability is not a misfortune - it's the environment that disables us'

Tom Walker, a blind podcaster and radio presenter, talks about how "it's society that needs to make the adjustments"

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Daily Record

Ayr charity offer free electric blanket safety tests in bid to save lives

Community Gift Exchange is also offering home testing for those with mobility issues or a disability, who can't attend the drop-ins.

AAP

'Early wins' for people with disability

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten says getting people with a disability out of hospital and clearing legal backlogs are "early wins" but there's more work to be done.

Daily Mirror

'Nothing disables me more than society’s attitude towards disabled people'

If the government and companies actually made the commitment they’re always talking about on days like today, many people would be significantly less disabled, writes Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Daily Mirror

'Disabled people are tired of being treated like a second-class minority group'

To mark the International day of Disabled Persons, Cecilia Adamou discusses why she thinks disability is a 'second-class minority' compared to other groups - and why this needs to change

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‘My disability has opened many doors’: para sports gets a boost in Togo

Over the past four years, para sports have come a long way in Togo. Today, dozens of athletes are training in different sports. Some of them have also participated in international competitions such as the 2019 African Games in Morocco and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games.

Daily Mirror

Loose Women's Sophie Morgan says there's 'a long way to go' on perceptions of disability

Sophie Morgan has insisted the new Airbnb Adapted Category which offered disability-friendly spaces should be 'a wake up call to the travel industry'

Daily Mirror

Hundreds of buildings to light up purple for disability rights in Mirror-backed campaign

Landmarks including Rome’s Colosseum, the London Eye and Empire State Building have in the past all lit their buildings in purple for the #PurpleLightUp campaign

Daily Mirror

'It's not about what I can't do, it's about what I CAN do as a disabled person'

Champion of disability rights Simon Sansome on his life as a disabled man after suffering a spinal injury following surgery for a slipped disc at the age of 32 - just one month after his wedding

Daily Record

PIP provides up to £156 each week for thousands of people with these 24 respiratory conditions

Conditions including severe asthma are being supported by the DWP through PIP.

Birmingham Post

Five steps to attract more staff with disabilities that every business can take

For International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Saturday, December 3 - we take a look at how giving staff the support to work in a way that suits their needs creates a more inclusive, successful and creative workplace

ABC News

Queensland security boss says more industry training needed so staff can see invisible disabilities

The Queensland Human Rights Commission says 60 per cent of discrimination complaints dealt with last year related to invisible disabilities.

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