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New Funding to Support Independent Living for Older and Disabled People
£50 million boost to help more people live independently at home The government has announced an extra £50 million for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) in 2025–26, helping around 5,000 more older and disabled people adapt their homes so they can live safely and independently. The funding supports vital home improvements…
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🔥 Stay Toasty for Less: Budget-Friendly Winter Readiness Guide 🔥
Over the coming weeks I'm going to be exploring a number of areas such-as keeping warm, cost savings, energy efficiency and support available. Heating spaces covers 65% of our overall energy use in the home so I’m going to begin by focusing on this area. Heat loss in the home There are 5 main places in which heat is lost:…
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⚡️Staying Warm This Winter: Key Financial Support Schemes⚡️
We’re now a month into the Winter Season. It’s no secret that the cost of keeping warm is substantially high, unaffordable for many individuals and families. I have summarised some Financial Support available from a number of places for low-income households. You may have heard of some of these already. Automatically…
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BEDROOM LOCKS
Hi Folks Are you aware of any type of bedroom locks which can easily be installed on the outside - ones that do not require screws or drilling? Thanks
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Panorama
Anybody watch Panorama, what's your views?.
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Humour
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Call up
Who agrees we should bring call up back for younger people out of not working?..there is talk about it happening. Personally I think it should happen and soon, it would alleviate unemployment and teach people to stand on their own two feet.
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Can you remember..
Put your pictures or thoughts of what you can remember..Like Adverts for Beer at Home means Davenports or toys or anything from your past. My first one is this: Old bus ticket machine
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Lack of fully accessible hotels
I am trying to find fully accessible hotels - when I say "accessible" - I mean No step between parking and room Secure Parking by the hotel entrance - not in an insecure car park, 1/2 mile away Accessible bathroom - with shower and enough room to turn 180 degrees Level access to restaurant Hotel.com has 3 hotels that meet…
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Living on your own: What advice would you give? (asking for a mate)
Hi folks, long time no see! A friend of mine may have been offered a place, and I wanted to ask what advice you’d give to a disabled person living independently (with support from carers). Also, as he’s from a BAME/minority faith background as well as having cerebral palsy and using a wheelchair, are there any additional…
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Why is it so difficult to get a blue badge?
We applied to Sheffield City Council a few years back for one, but because I don't trust the local Postal service to not lose important documents, we were sending in copies and not the original evidence documents and the Clowns in the Town Hall insisted on the originals so we were denied. Has anyone else experienced this…
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National Disability Card
This appeared on my FB feed: https://www.disabilityid.co.uk/ It this something of real use? I'd be glad to hear from anybody that has a card. How has it helped you?
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8yrs and counting without a bath
When i moved into my sheltered accommodation approx 8yrs ago a wet room was installed by the landlord. Initially i loved being able to sit under a hot shower but as time progressed i would find myself longing for a bath because from childhood onwards baths were all i ever knew. From bathing in the kitchen sink as a very…
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Does anyone else dislike the new iphone update 26
Does anyone else dislike the update 26 for the iphone? I think it looks awful. You can't eve see the clock properly, I don't know how people with maybe bad eye sight will go on. And there's not much you can alter, I've turned off auto updates now.
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Not coping about care needs process + extra medical issue
Hello I always feel so bad posting, even though is rare, as know everyone's going through stuff, but feeling risk of losing mind. Hard to summarize too. Takes me many hours of editing, as dealing with dissociation in form of intrusive violation I feel physically, since early 2000s, along with abusive 'voice' about…
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looking for a free adult wheelchair
I live in Co Durham and am looking for a free adult wheelchair as I have mobility problems. Recently had surgery on spine & now im meant to stay off my back for 2 years to allow it to fuse. This is impossible as I work full time & have to get out & about. A chair would be really helpful allowing me to reduce the weight and…
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Underpants - The Dangers!
Life isn't nearly complicated enough, oh no! The Internet has churned up yet another thing to agonise over. Can you really trust that your underpants aren't the enemy within? 🤔 https://www.theguardian.com/society/commentisfree/2026/feb/23/do-we-really-need-to-replace-our-underwear-every-six-months
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Spinal stenosis group chat
Hello! Is this the spinal stenosis chat group? Thanks Spiceman for the suggestions. - Generalsciatica.
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Whether to give up work/retire.
HI everyone, Just wondered if I could ask for thoughts/opinions/experience of the group to maybe help me come to a decision on giving up work/retiring? I am 63 years old and currently off work as I've had a hip replacement. I am due to start back soon - I have my own little business as a self employed tutor after taking…
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Offended More?
Are people more offended now days, than say 30 years ago?.
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Advice on suitable pathways for wheelchair users
Hi! We are a fundraising group who created a new playground in our park. We put a lot of thought into making it accessible and the designers sold us a path of 'selfbinding gravel' which we were told would be suitable for wheelchair users. Alas, it has proved to be awful, neither gravel nor self binding so we are looking to…
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Your First Job
Can you remember your first job after leaving school..Mine was painter and decorator and then joined the R.A.F..loved both.😊
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What inspires you in music?
My 'ladies' are 9 years old tomorrow and I was just getting their music/favourite tunes ready for their party 😁. The first song on their tapes is 'Georgie Girl' (The Seekers /1967). It was the first song I performed in the late '80s, not karaoke but paid, whoopee woo! but only c 40.00, in a Soho piano bar. VERY un-PC when…
