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Full list of one-off DWP payments government is handing out in February 2023

Support will be paid out to help with the cost of living crisis over the coming weeks

Nottingham Post

Full list of DWP payments you could get in February including £150 one-off help

State support for those struggling with the rising cost of living will continue throughout February and Mirror Money has compiled a full list of what help is available over the next month

Daily Mirror

Glasgow disability equipment firm appoints liquidators

Former Dragons' Den contestant suffers funding issues, leading to a sale of assets and intellectual property

Insider UK

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Civil rights groups file lawsuit to block Newsom's plan for treating people with mental illness

LOS ANGELES — A coalition of disability and civil rights advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday asking the California Supreme Court to block the rollout of Gov. Gavin Newsom's far-reaching new plan to address severe mental illness by compelling treatment for thousands of people.

Los Angeles Times

DWP news: Deaf and those living with hearing disorders could be entitled to PIP payments

The cash boost could help with extra expenses as a result of a condition

Nottingham Post

DWP's £1,350 support fund is to help to struggling households - here's who qualifies

The money, which includes £900 in cost of living payments, can give people much-needed financial help

Wales Online

DWP changes to PIP and ESA assessments slammed for 'delays and confusion'

Website accuses the DWP of dragging its heels on clarifying a major change to the assessment system for benefits

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DWP to give millions of eligible people up to £1,506 a month

Older people will receive a huge cash boost from April

Liverpool Echo

New £50 winter heating payment due to be made this month - check if you qualify

The one-off annual lump sum replaces the £25 Cold Weather Payment from DWP in Scotland only.

Daily Record

DWP update on eligibility criteria for cost of living payments worth up to £1,350

Cost of living payments will be handed out in instalments spread out across 2023/24

Manchester Evening News

'Helping people, whatever the circumstance': Jodi honoured for impact on disability sector

"Working in government is not what I thought I would be when I grew up, I wanted to be a nurse but when I think about the parallels in terms of what I get to do today; it's about helping people," PSM recipient Jodi Cassar said.

Newcastle Herald

Commentary: Opioids don’t do enough for chronic pain sufferers

Chronic pain affects 1 in 6 people in the United States and around the world, and is the most common cause of disability. Yet medicine’s desperate attempts to treat chronic pain sparked the opioid epidemic. And while many promising non-opioid therapies exist, some of them newly developed, patients face innumerable…

Los Angeles Times

Dis Life: 'Putting the "men" in 'menopause' at the expense of disability rights'

Disability Rights UK campaigner Anna Morell argues that women are not getting a fair deal when it comes to taking time off during the menopause

Daily Mirror

Full list of DWP cost of living cash grants worth more than £1,000 and how to apply

The Department of Work and Pensions has pledged to support those in need

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Accessible Tourism Alliance launched to help Qld businesses cater to people with disability

Living with paraplegia, the Bundaberg dad can struggle to find accessible holiday destinations. Advocates hope a new government partnership will make the tourism industry more inclusive for families like his.

The Guardian - AU

Disability group home residents left vulnerable due to lack of independent monitoring, advocate says

Community visitors should be checking on residents in privately run facilities, Victoria’s public advocate says

Daily Mirror

'North East has most disabled people but is ignored into extinction by Tories'

South Shields lost out in its bid for the second round of the Tory government's Levelling Up funding, but the North East was also revealed to have the highest proportion of disabled people in the country

The Guardian - UK

Jared O’Mara accused of making false claims from disability budget for MPs

Leeds crown court hears how invoices submitted by former Labour MP who is facing eight fraud charges were ‘amateurish’

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Is your child anxious about starting school? The approaches we use for children with disability can help all families

Why does one child experience excitement at the thought of starting the school year while another experiences debilitating anxiety?

Nottingham Post

DWP on when to expect 2023 Cost of Living payments eligibility criteria

Further payments under the government scheme are due in 2023

Manchester Evening News

Ombudsman orders £500 payout and apology over disability grant delay

Authority also criticised for 'poor communication'

Daily Record

People of State Pension age could be due up to £1,350 cost of living payments over next year

Cost of living payments for £900, £150 and £300 will be made over the 2023/24 financial year.

Daily Record

Older people on State Pension could be due up to £1,506 each month from April

People of State Pension age claiming disability benefits are set for a tax-free income boost this year.

Daily Record

New energy petition calls for fixed-rate monthly tariff for older people and those with a disability

The petition proposes no per unit charges for gas and electricity customers in those groups.

Daily Record

DWP shares when people can expect further eligibility criteria for new cost of living payments due this year

Financial help of up to £1,350 will be paid to those on a low-income, people claiming disability benefits and pensioner households.

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