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World No.1 disabled golf star eyeing Masters and The Open after picking up clubs aged 3

A bogey-free round of 66 at St Andrews propelled Kipp Popert to the world number one disabled golfer and next he wants to make history by winning a major professional tournament

Daily Mirror

DWP fails to rule out means-testing PIP and other disability benefits ahead of Autumn Budget

The new boss at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was questioned in the House of Commons

Nottingham Post

Payments of £214 for young people on PIP and DLA to help with energy bills due this month

Claimants under-19 receiving Adult or Child Disability Payment will also qualify for the winter heating support.

Daily Record

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DWP fails to rule out means-testing PIP, Attendance Allowance and other disability benefits

The Autumn Budget is scheduled to take place on November 17 and questions have been asked about any upcoming changes to disability benefits

Chronicle Live

Trial to connect NDIS with job services

The federal government hopes to improve job prospects for people with disabilities through a pilot program connecting NDIS clients with employment services.

AAP

SA Support Services pleads guilty in Employment Tribunal after worker was sexually assaulted by client

A South Australian disability support service admits breaching workplace safety laws after a worker was sexually assaulted by a client in 2020.

ABC News

Thousands of disabled people in Greater Manchester had their benefits stopped while in hospital

If a person has to spend 28 days or longer in a hospital, their PIP payments are suspended under the so-called 'hospitalisation rule'

Manchester Evening News

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Thousands more terminally ill people to have disability benefits fast-tracked by DWP

Landmark legislation has been passed to help people nearing the end of their life get faster access to financial support

Chronicle Live

Bristol teen Oliver McGowan's legacy lives on as health staff trained on learning disability and autism

Oliver died in 2016 after being given antipsychotic medication, despite warnings from his family

Bristol Post

People of State Pension age to get £300 on top of Winter Fuel Payment over next few weeks

The £300 pensioner cost of living lump sum will be added to Winter Fuel Payments in November and December.

Daily Record

DWP does not rule out means-testing PIP and other disability benefits in Autumn Statement this month

DLA, Attendance Allowance and Carer’s Allowance eligibility could be changing.

Daily Record

Terminally ill to have disability benefits fast-tracked

A change in the law means people who are in the last year of their life can get faster access to financial support

Wales Online

Labor to launch trial to help NDIS participants who want to work

Social services minister Amanda Rishworth to announce pilot scheme aimed at lifting employment rates among people with disability

The Guardian - AU

Cold Weather Payments explained: How much they're worth and who gets them

Cold Weather Payments are worth £25 and are sent out to people on certain benefits when the average temperature where you live hits zero degrees or below over seven consecutive days

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Ableism abounds in Fetterman discourse

John Fetterman's stroke — and the public discourse over it — isn't really about neurology, advocates say

The Guardian - UK

Health staff in England to be trained on learning disability and autism

Mandatory programme named after Oliver McGowan, whose mother led a campaign after his death in 2016

The Independent UK

All the cost of living help available before Christmas and how to get payments

Poorer households are expected to be hardest hit, while elderly people have reported having to choose between heating or eating

Daily Record

People of State Pension age with arthritis could be eligible for up to £92 extra each week

Nearly 1.5m people across the UK currently receive either £61.85 or £92.40 each week through Attendance Allowance.

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AAP

'Don't forget humanity' underpinning NDIS

Australians are being asked to look at the benefits of the NDIS improving the lives of people with a disability as the scheme adds $166 billion to the budget.

Birmingham Post

Bristol charity Gympanzees agrees IT deal as it raises funds for new facility

The organisation will be supported by BOM IT Solutions as it seeks to establish what could be the UK’s first disability-specific play and leisure facility for children and young people

Dublin Live

Social welfare Ireland: Six November payments that will benefit hundreds of thousands of households

Multiple bonus payments were announced in Budget 2023

The Independent UK

All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment

Poorer households are expected to be hardest-hit, while eldery people have reported having to choose between heating or eating

Irish Mirror

Social welfare Ireland: Thousands of households in for six additional payments in November

The first payment will come through on Tuesday in the form of a double Child Benefit payment, and will be followed two weeks later by four additional social welfare payment boosts

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A Qld Woman Claims She Had To Crawl Down Plane Aisle After Jetstar Didn’t Provide A Wheelchair

A Queensland woman with a disability has slammed Jetstar after she claimed she had no choice but to crawl down the aisle of a plane when a wheelchair wasn’t available.Natalie Curtis opened up about the “humiliating” incident on Sunrise on Monday morning.She flew from Singapore to Bangkok and was able to use…

The Guardian - UK

‘I get yelled at a lot’: can TikTok help wheelchair users reclaim the streets of Hanoi?

Luu Thi Hieu has had millions of views on her videos showing how hard it is for disabled people to negotiate everyday life in the Vietnamese capital

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