Disabled young people face disproportionate barriers in Britain’s music industry
In a world where music speaks louder than words, disabled young people find themselves silenced by barriers that seem insurmountable. A new report sheds light on the challenges they face in the UK’s music industry. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Two benefits worth up to £5,740 a year for pensioners who are ill or disabled
Attendance Allowance is not means-tested and worth up to £5,740 during the current financial year. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
DWP outcry as disabled claimants ‘living in fear’ and turning to suicide
MPs have said a current benefit assessment policy is “fatally flawed”. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
Meghan Markle breaks silence days after Invictus fury over riding past disabled veterans
Meghan Markle’s recent visit to Canada has sparked a whirlwind of emotions and reactions – yet as she shares the trip online, her critics haven’t held back Daily Express :: News Feed
Parents of disabled children face over £20,000 annual income loss, study reveals
A leading charity is calling for the Government’s Child Poverty Strategy to recognise that families caring for youngsters with physical or mental disabilities are being forced out of work and into hardship Daily Express :: News Feed
Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts set to hit 84% of disabled pensioners, poll shows
Exclusive: New poll reveals 84% of pensioners with a long-term health condition or disability are set to lose the lifeline. Daily Express :: News Feed
‘I refused to give up my plane seat for a disabled couple – it’s not my problem’
A man said he refused to swap seats with a ‘disabled’ couple on a plane as he wanted to sit next to his girlfriend – and people have defended him. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Disabled woman lived ‘nightmare’ life for year after ‘cowboy builders’ ruined her home
Mary Lukins was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2016 and wanted to make her semi-detached house “more accessible” by building a rear extension. Daily Express :: News Feed
‘I can’t provide for my daughter’: Disabled mum slams Universal Credit as ‘not enough’
Thousands of families with children have been forced to turn to informal lenders or loan sharks in the last six months due to high energy costs. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
‘Make it simpler’: Mum worried to claim DLA for disabled son as process too ‘complicated’
The cost of living crisis has been widely reported as hitting disabled households even harder due to the cost of their care even with the Disability Cost of Living payment. Daily Express :: Finance Feed