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The Latest Breaking News from Disability

Who is eligible for the new £900, £300 and £150 cost of living payments?

Jeremy Hunt announced extra cost of living payments as part of the Autumn statement

The Independent UK

Uni online study shutdown 'discriminatory'

Disability groups and student organisations have raised concerns about a move to restrict online learning through universities.

AAP

Millions more to need benefits as recession woes bear down

The Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts a 13.4 per cent rise in people placed on health and disability benefits

The Independent UK

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Canadian man applies for euthanasia because he can’t afford a home but reconsiders after $60,000 GoFundMe

Man said he prefered euthanasia to homelessness

The Independent UK

Long-term sick who struggle to work set to surpass one million within two years

The small print of the Office for Budget Responsibility report published alongside Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement shows the bill for more sickness and disability benefits will cost £7.5billion a year.

Daily Mirror

British war hero had disability benefit withdrawn - because his wife is Dutch

Heartless DWP officials says if Jim Peters wants the Personal Independence Payment he must get it from Holland despite his service to Britain

Daily Mirror

DWP: Who is eligible for the new £900, £300 and £150 cost of living payments

If you receive certain benefit payments, are a pensioner, or get disability benefits, you will receive extra money from the Government to help with bills

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People on certain benefits may qualify for 40 hours free driving lessons this winter

Learner drivers will still need to pay for the costs of the theory and practical driving tests.

Daily Record

DWP benefit rates from April including State Pension, Universal Credit, Income Support and PIP

Millions of people across the UK are in receipt of some form of State Pension or benefit

Wales Online

State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other DWP payment rates from April 2023

Full list of DWP payments that are going up by 10.1% - and what the new amounts will likely be

Nottingham Post

Updated DWP payment rates from April 2023 for State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and more benefits

The changes to the benefits that people will receive will change from April of next year and comes after Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement which he delivered on Thursday (November 17).

Edinburgh Live

Dis Life: 'Disabled people need financial protections to help raise our living standards'

Anna Morell, from Disability Rights UK, says four of the fourteen million disabled people in this country lived in poverty before the cost of living crisis - and that figure is not going down

Daily Mirror

People on highest PIP or DLA awards set for monthly payment rise to £691 next April

Adult and Child Disability Payment rates will also rise by 10.1% next year.

Daily Record

People on Carer’s Allowance will not qualify for new £900 cost of living payment next year

Unpaid carers are not directly eligible for the newly announced financial support payment.

Daily Record

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Manchester Evening News

The full list of benefits going up by 10.1 per cent next year

A wide range of benefit payments will increase in line with inflation next year

Nottingham Post

Who gets the new £900, £300 and £150 cost of living payments

There will be new cost of living payments for households on means-tested benefits, pensioners and people with disabilities next year

Manchester Evening News

DWP to pay up to £1350 to people on Universal Credit, State Pension, disability benefits and more

The Chancellor announced a wave of new support for struggling families this week

Daily Record

Martin Lewis predicts possible dates for new cost of living payments due next year

New cost of living payments of £150, £300 and £900 were announced in the Autumn Statement.

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Glasgow Live

What is the energy price guarantee? Cap explained as Government increases costs

During his announcement on Thursday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed that the Government's energy price guarantee scheme will be extended. But the cost will be increased.

Daily Record

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

Full list of DWP benefits and payments that are going up by 10.1% next year.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s undoubtedly going to have a big impact’: inside three Arts Council funding cases

In our final set of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England’s new funding round, we speak to Ballet Black, Disability Arts Online and Camden Art Centre

Wales Online

Who will get new £900, £300 and £150 cost of living payments

The latest support payments are being targeted at the most vulnerable

The Conversation

'I've been on the waiting list for over 20 years': why social housing suitable for people with disabilities is desperately needed

One of the most common reasons people apply for social housing is because they or their immediate family members have a disability and they are unable to work. They need an affordable alternative to private rental housing that’s suitable for their disability-related needs.

The Conversation

Dylan Alcott says he missed out on childhood friends. With support, disabled kids today can have a better shot socially

At a press conference last week, paralympian Dylan Alcott recalled the pain of being a child with a disability.

ABC News

Craig Shanahan struggled to find work. Now he's an award-winning employer hiring staff with a disability

Chef Craig Shanahan has made his place accessible for people with disabilities and gives opportunities for employment.

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