Campaigners have warned that some disabled Universal Credit claimants could see their payments slashed under new Government rules, which have been described as "reckless"| Wales Online
Asbestos exposure has been linked to the development of mesothelioma, a rare yet aggressive form of cancer. This illness poses significant emotional, physical, and financial difficulties for victims as well as their families. Authorities have implemented various measures to assist victims by providing necessary benefits in recognition of these hardships. Here are five main benefit categories, including guidelines to help maximize compensation and care coverage.| New York Weekly
PIP is a benefit that is awarded to people who may need extra help with day-to-day activities due to an illness, disability or mental health condition| Daily Mirror
PIP and Adult Disability Payment are providing financial support for over 3.7 million people across Great Britain.| Daily Record
Ministers are planning to bring in changes to benefits payments| Liverpool Echo
Around 815,000 people across the UK are now leasing a vehicle or equipment through the Motability Scheme.| Daily Record
Today's blog covers workplace accommodations and rights for employees and employers including best practices and compliance resources for the disability management process.| Word on Benefits
MPs are being urged to reject the government's disability benefit cuts ahead of a vote on Tuesday (1 July).| Big Issue
Preparing applicants to speak to their doctors can make the process easier| Investment Executive
Labour has announced a Universal Credit and Personal Independence Bill, the next stage in making its disability benefit cuts law.| Big Issue
Food banks are already overwhelmed by demand for help. Disability benefit cuts will make it worse, the government has been warned.| Big Issue
The DWP has announced more of its plans to increase employment support for disabled people – but it comes after reports of benefit cuts.| Big Issue
Sense provided evidence for a report which said the DWP was providing 'unacceptably poor service' to disability benefits claimants| Big Issue
Adjusting lung function assessments to exclude race as a factor—a shift advocated by health equity proponents—would lead to a reclassification of lung disease severity for nearly half a million Black Americans. Consequently, Black veterans might receive over $1 billion in additional disability benefits, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. […] The post Excluding Race From Lung Function Testing Could Increase Disability Benefits for Black Veterans appear...| The Latest National Disability News
Major change for thousands of PIP claimants as DWP revises list of medical conditions| Birmingham Live