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Important: Check if you have a Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meter before the switch-off in June
What’s happening? If you have a Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) meter (black box in the image), they are being switched off on 30 June. (Caption: The RTS meter is the black box on the right. There are different types, so yours may look a little different. But they are all black and say Radio Teleswitch on them.) What will…
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Accessible housing for disabled home-seekers
Disabled and older people can find wheelchair user homes for rent more swiftly thanks to a strengthened search function on England’s dedicated accessible housing portal, Accessible NOW. The site boasts key information that other property portals may not have, including accessibility features like wet rooms, step-free…
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Migration to UC and elderly parent moving in
hi all I’ve been renting from my mum for over 13 years, I am on PIP and income related ESA support group, I get housing benefit and council tax benefit, I live with my 22 year old daughter who is at university at the moment. i did ask on here before that if my elderly mother moved in would it affect my ESA. I understand…
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Lcwra & personal mobility.
Hi all, I’m Jess and new to this site, so not sure the best place to ask. I have just been awarded lcwra due to arthritis in my lower back. I really struggle to stand or walk more than a few yards without being in extreme pain, so I find it very hard to go out and this really gets me down mentally, as stuck at home a lot.…
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Still no Poppy ?
does anyone know if everything is ok with Poppy ?
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Adaptive trousers brands
Hi everyone, I'm currently mapping out clothing brands that make adapted trousers. Do you know any brands you've had good experiences with? Thanks!
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Friendship's
How do other disabled people find non disabled people when it comes to friendship etc. do they have similar experiences of unanswered phone calls, and promises that's never materialize?
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Derestrict green power scooter
how do i derestrict my green power scooter
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Hi to all
When I went for my diabetes assesment a few weeks ago I was put on the first GPL 1 injection ozempic to help me loose Weight the first month injection hasn't helped much but I am sure the second month 1 will on the 8th of June hopefully I will have some good news to share soon with everyone I am not getting any side…
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Serve should chest pain ect
Hi to all, I went to the doctors on Friday as I had servre chest pain going into my neck & should 10/10 Pain the docs checked me over & phoned for an ambulance for me they did an ecg test said it wasn't my heart but my neck and shoulder I was kept from 4 to 11.30 am I was in agony still getting same servre pain I am…
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Hi to all
How do I uninstall from the macmillian website.org uk to remove my emails from my inbox please. I have recently had botox in my bladder and I am not getting as much urgency & frequency as I was before I had the botox done. I will need it doing again soon when it wears off. Amazingblazing62.
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Hello 😊 I'm Wednesdaycat! Just joined I have a question in regards to P.I.P. and things like ...
I have a question in regards to P.I.P. and things like opticians and dentistry, do I qualify for help with these things? Thanks community
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Hi, my name is terry01! Where can we get help buying a double electric bed?
Hello I am a carer for a disabled pensioner who has advanced spondylosis of the spine they are on a low income and they need a double electric bed so they can sleep without being in pain. Is there any help
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What disability provisions can I reasonably expect a music festival?
There is a music festival I’ve been going to for a couple of years that I absolutely love, except my medical conditions have been getting worse, they are harder to manage day today, and the disability facilities at the festival have worsened also. So much so that last year I had to make a complaint because I missed most of…
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Updates!
Hi everyone, I hope this is the right forum to post this. I was on here not too long ago but asked to have my account deleted due to a few things going on at the time. I’ve decided to come back and to give an update on my PIP review (it's in the PIP forum), as well as a few other things I’d posted about before. One of…
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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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Is Social media good or bad
Is social media good or bad for us. Does it make us feel any better or worse?.
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How to deal with neighbours.
so I have these very rude upstairs neighbours, every day I mean everyday there kids scream really loud outside, and the parents scream while they talk. every Friday someone comes with a car and honks non stop like an idiot, to pick up his kids. I am very sensitive to loud noise, and it triggers me in an alert and angry…
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What aids are available to lift things in and out of my car?
I am unable to weight bare much in the way of lifting and carrying things, and I'm struggling sevrely to get things that are anything more than what can casually be carried in a hand or in ny small rucksack in and out of my car. Every time I go grocery shopping or pick up a slightly larger or heavier item to bring home, it…
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Hi, my name is marmite1980! I am disabled physically and mentally I never leave my house I'm ...
I am disabled physically and mentally I never leave my house I'm trying to see if I can get a free laptop to help me stay social and research help groups
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Charging disabled people who need care and support is UNFAIR
I am the mother and carer of a severely learning disabled son. I have started a petition on Change.org. Disabled people have to contribute to the cost of their care and support. They will have undergone an assessment to decide what services they are eligible for. Then the Local Authority will carry out a financial…
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Having physical issues
Hi, I hope this is the right category to post in. I've been having physical issues recently and I just feel like I need to vent about it as I have no one else to talk to and I'm worried that people will just see it as laziness. I've been experiencing a lot of fatigue/tiredness. I've had this for years, probably since 2020…
