Pensioners in Scotland claiming new benefit could get first payment before end of this month
Pension Age Disability Payment has replaced all new claims for Attendance Allowance in Scotland. The latest figures from…
Attendance Allowance rules older people should know or DWP payments could stop
Nearly 1.7 million State Pensioners receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week on the non-means tested benefit from…
Disabled Londoners face ‘chronic shortage’ of accessible housing
The chair of the London Assembly’s housing committee has written to Sir Sadiq Khan following its investigation into…
Primark’s ’15 years in the making’ change introduced to Liverpool store
As well as coming to Liverpool, the change can be found in Manchester, Birmingham and LeedsPrimark shoppers on…
Hearing loss impacts employment and income among young adults
Hearing loss is the most common form of sensory disability. Approximately 1.6 billion people around the world currently…
A stranger’s rude question made me in fear of one word
For more than a decade, I never used the word ‘disabled’ about myself (Picture: Hannah Shewan Stevens) ‘Why…
SA government offers financial lifeline to disability employment provider Bedford
Disability employment provider Bedford will avoid entering voluntary administration for now, with the state government offering a $15…
The future is uncertain for South Australia’s major disability employment provider. What does it mean for those it supports?
Twenty years ago, the Clarke family took their son Ryan along to his first day of work. “We…
Major disability employment provider Maxima tells staff it has lost federal funding
A major disability employment provider supporting more than 6,000 Australians living with disability has told staff it has…
People of State Pension age with joint pain could be due up to £441 each month
Older people with muscle or joint pain could receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week through Attendance Allowance…