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Alice Wong, a disability rights activist and author whose independence and writing inspired others, has died. She was 51. CBC | World News
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Cost of disability to hit £14,688 annually – ‘’It’s getting more expensive just to exist’
EXCLUSIVE: Disabled households currently face an average monthly shortfall of £630, according to new research. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Liz Kendall’s desperate bid to win over furious Labour rebels over disability benefit cuts
Labour backbenchers are livid that limits on welfare could plunge some of the most vulnerable in society into poverty Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »DWP’s AI use ‘could treat disability benefits claimants unfairly’, report warns
Disability benefits claimants are getting ‘unacceptably poor levels of service’ Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »DWP announces up to £749.80 extra per period for disability benefit recipients
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that claimants of four specific benefits could be entitled to an extra £749 per payment period Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »DWP asks disability claimants for in-person assessment in just one in 50 cases
The vast majority of PIP assessments are now taking place remotely while the DWP struggles under a mountain of applications Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »DWP hints at change to PIP disability assessments after humiliating hurdles outrage
A Labour minister confirmed that the application process for Personal Independence Payment is being ‘kept under review’ Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »State pensioners on DWP disability benefits may get extra £326 a month
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that some people might be due more money if they are on certain benefits such as Attendance Allowance Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Read More »Disability charity reacts to Labour’s DWP benefits changes Back to Work plan
Labour’s Back to Work scheme urged to reassure disabled people who are “too unwell to work” that they won’t be “forced into unsuitable jobs” Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »‘I’m a benefits consultant – my clients pay me £650 for every disability form I fill out’
Charlotte Anderson accepted there was a risk that fraudsters could be watching her videos in the hope of abusing the benefits system. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
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