Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
People under State Pension age living with Parkinson's could be due up to £691 each month
dailyrecord.co.ukParkinson’s is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, according to the charity, Parkinson’s UK. The most-recent figures from 2020 show that around 141,000 people across Great Britain are living with the condition, including more than 12,000 in Scotland.
The charity explains that Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition, which means that it causes problems in the brain and gets worse over time.
Anyone can get the movement disorder, young or old, and it’s estimated that one in 37 people will be diagnosed with Parkinson’s in their lifetime.The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that 15,870 people under State Pension age living with Parkinson’s are receiving between £26.90 and £172.75 each week through the Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
Labour MP Catherine West, recently asked DWP what steps are being taken to ensure people with Parkinson’s, or similar conditions, “do not suffer financial hardship due to increases in energy and living costs”.In a written response, Minister for Disabled People Tom Pursglove MP, said: “The Government understands the pressures people, including those with Parkinson’s and similar conditions, are facing with the cost of living.
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