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Brits claiming DWP disability benefits issued £1,122 cost of living warning

Scope found that disabled households need to find an extra £12,000 a year to achieve the same standard of living compared to non-disabled households due to the cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror

DWP PIP and DLA claimants issued monthly cost of living warning

A charity has called for action tackle the additional costs of living with a disability

Nottingham Post

Men's Guinness World Record in doubt following ' judging mix up'

Martin Pritchard-Howarth and Branwell Spencer were dressed as 3D flowers at the London Marathon

Liverpool Echo

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Seven tech insights spotted at Paris-Roubaix 2023

From tyre pressure systems to old-school chainrings, here's what Cycling Weekly saw at the race

Cycling Weekly

Welfare reforms will leave ‘gaping chasm’ with 600,000 at risk of losing out

Think tanks have warned that someone who does not have a long-term disability will not necessarily qualify for PIP.

The Independent UK

New measures to boost workforce participation for benefit claimants, over-50s and long-term sick or disabled on way

The Treasury has announced new steps to boost workforce participation ahead of this week’s Budget.

Daily Record

Budget to encourage over-50s, disabled and benefits claimants back into work

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will use his first Budget to address the drop in the UK’s labour force participation.

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Russia could run out of money next year, says oligarch Oleg Deripaska

Western sanctions are causing serious pressure, with budget deficit forecast to jump

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Crooks obituary

Other lives: Fierce campaigner and advocate for disability equality

The Guardian - UK

Four English councils bring half of legal actions for blue badge misuse

Two-thirds of local authorities did not prosecute anyone for disabled parking scheme fraud, data reveals

The Guardian - UK

Four local authorities account for majority of blue badge misuse prosecutions

Councils in England took legal action against 698 people for abusing the disabled parking badge system in 12 months.

The Independent UK

New calls for social energy tariff to help older people, low-income households and those on disability benefits

Seven in 10 people aged over 60 support a social energy tariff for low-income households.

Daily Record

New lower energy bills could be used for low-income, elderly and vulnerable

24% of over-60s are living in homes which are colder than they would like them to be, rising to 27% for older people with a disability

Wales Online

Charities and organisations call for social energy tariff

They warn that many older and disabled people are facing an uncertain future as they grapple with unaffordable energy bills.

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Daily Mirror

Mum and dad go without food to meet 3-year-old son's needs as energy bills soar

The Peets, who live in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, are struggling to pay their £200-a-month electricity and gas bill as they keep Nathan's vital machines running

The Independent UK

Disability benefit assessment proposals are utterly unworkable, says charity

The system used to assess eligibility for the sickness benefits could be scrapped, according to newspaper reports.

Daily Mirror

DWP leaves disabled people for months without cash under help-to-work scheme

Waiting times for Access to Work grants have skyrocketed - as one employment advisor told the Mirror 'the delays have caused my customers to lose their jobs'

Manchester Evening News

The people in Greater Manchester paying thousands more than everyone else for bills this winter

Disability charity Scope estimates that disabled people face extra costs of £583 per month on average and for a quarter of families with disabled children, it amounts to more than £1,000

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Liverpool Echo

I spent £15 in charity shops and got a new £74 Zara dress, bag and necklace

I visited every charity shop in Liverpool city centre with the aim of finding a night out outfit for less than £20

Daily Mirror

The best charity Christmas cards for 2022 - and the good causes all money goes toward

We take a look at the best charity Christmas cards to send over the festive period, and explain exactly what good causes the money raised goes towards

Liverpool Echo

Half a million homes could miss out on warm home discount this winter

Charities have warned that the "winter lifeline" benefit could be cut for more than 500,000 homes

Chronicle Live

Charities fear for 500,000 households who will no longer get Warm Home Discount

Changes to the Government's Warm Home Discount scheme mean those claiming disability benefits are no longer able to claim a rebate this winter despite huge rises in energy bill costs

Manchester Evening News

Warning more than 500,000 households no longer eligible for £150 Warm Home Discount

Those receiving Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payments are no longer eligible to receive the discount

Wales Online

Half a million households no longer eligible for 'winter lifeline' payment from the government

“The Government needs to provide more direct financial support now, not less, so disabled people don’t freeze and starve this winter.”

Manchester Evening News

Money saving advice for arthiritis sufferers during cost of living crisis

Extra costs associated with physical conditions can increase financial pressure from the cost of living crisis

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