Welcome

We are a community connected by disability. Make friends, share experiences, get advice you need and discuss what matters to you.

Home

Welcome to your online community

Free, expert energy advice in your area

Find a session

Here are a few topics we're talking about...

ESA/PIP/SDP - Confused by new ESA letter.
I have a discussion ongoing in the PIP section where I was recently awarded PIP. Poppy helpfully mentioned I could also claim SDP. *Attached confusing ESA letter below for convenience. I was sent the SDP form automatically which was a great relief as I struggle with verbal communication, and I hate to have to resort to…
How is your day going?
A cold start to the day brr, how's your day going? I'm longing for a coffee but got a sleeping cat draped over me, pinching my body heat.
Felt underscored on a descriptor, what do I do?
Tell us some boring news.
There's intrigue in the mundane and so today we're asking you to share: what is something boring you've done lately? Emptied the kitchen bin? Run out of teabags? Bought a clothes airer? Cleaned the oven? Tell us. I'll go: I walked to the shop to post a parcel, but I'd accidentally deleted the digital label they needed to…
Newstyle ESA support group
HI everyone, I got my DWP letter today stating I had been placed in the support group for ESA after my assesment period started on the 27th September. It does state that I will remain on the assessment rate of £90.50 per week until the 27th December which is the date the 13 week assessment period should have ended. The…
Couples AET Threshold & LCWRA
Hello; this is my first post and there’s quite a lot of info so please bear with me! I have LCWRA and also in receipt of PIP daily living and in the ESA Support Group. My partner works 17hrs per week + any O/T if offered at £13 per hour (paid every 4 weeks) and he is also self employed @ 4 - 10hrs per week. He also cares…
Counting sheep game: are Admin awake?
A variation of @66Mustang ' s famous counting gameHow many sheep can we count before Admin realise? We'll probably do well in the night time.....so starting from 1 & always adding the word 'sheep,' or the next person has to repeat the last number. Admin can restart the game if they're 'awake!' I'll start with1 sheep
Pip reviews
where do you send the forms back to Belfast or Wolverhampton
Universal credit help
So bit of a tricky one… my grandfather & grandmother passed away leaving their house to my father. However, he hadn’t realised that this would impact his universal credit. The plan was always that the deeds would go straight to my sister and not be in his name anyway, but the wills did not reflect this. The property is…
TV or not TV
Hi folks, I've been thinking of putting the TV on ice, can't afford to renew the license this year. Most is rubbish anyway, but I'm pretty much housebound so socialising is very limited and the TV has been better than nothing. But it's now come to a toss-up between TV and food. Have any of you been in a similar situation…

Welcome to your online community

Quick Links

Please note:

If we become concerned about you or anyone else while using one of our services, we will act in line with our safeguarding policy and procedures. This may involve sharing this information with relevant authorities to ensure we comply with our policies and legal obligations.

Find out more