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Need Advice on a Medical Issue Please
Hello, I am wondering if someone could give me an advice on my current situation. I am autistic so I apologise for the long post but it's the only way I can make sure I cover everything related to my experience. I thank you in advance for reading it and for any recommendations. Like mentioned above, I am on the spectrum…
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Any Data Protection Savants Around?
Hi there, I'm not sure if this is the place or even appropriate but I thought I'd ask. My son has recently started to receive PIP payments and recently had an issue with his bank (unrelated to PIP) which lead to him making contact with them via letter. Anyway, they responded to the issue at hand (poorly, but that's a whole…
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Employer denying disability (5+ years after making reasonable adjustments for me) Why?
Hi everyone, I am new here and really upset that many many years after I declared my disability at work and reasonable adjustments were made for me my work have denied all knowledge of my disability. I'm at my wits end trying to prove that they knew because they have no paperwork (neither do I as I spoke my manager at the…
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Pip nominated driver
Hi, I'm new here. I have a back injury which keeps me bed bound. I get enhanced pip and now I need to get a mobility car. Due to my injury and physical health, I will not be driving the car. My brother would be the primary nominated driver. Toyota refused to progress the application any further untill I produce my driving…
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1st Job centre experience for 4 years
Hi all. I went to the job centre on Monday with my mental health worker and a letter from my mental health team explaining that the best I could do currently was to volunteer a few hours a week due to impending intense recovery treatment twice a week . It was a work focused interview. I relapsed in the Autumn after an…
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DWP caught threatening inpatients.
The DWP have been trying to get inpatients to attend interviews at their office on threat that their benefits would be stopped. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/10/seriously-ill-mental-health-inpatients-told-to-attend-jobcentre-or-risk-losing-benefits
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Curious on the cost of living payment as I applied for pip in November? I'm on uc
I got the first 2 cost of living payments. But I seem to be in the very small group who have not yet got the 3rd and final 299 payment. I only thought of this today that is it possible I won't get it because I applied for pip in November. Although I've not even got pip yet and I'm pretty confident I may not after what I've…
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Flat building access
Hello - I am looking for some advice/help to point me in the right direction please. I am a quadriplegic who uses a manual wheelchair and am living in a 2 bedroom flat and privately rent it but I have issues with access. There is a main front door that is too heavy for me to open, both from inside and outside the building…
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Service Provider Discrimination
Hi This is my first post I have a mild physical disability and my daughter (aged 21) is disabled and bed bound. We recently had an awful experience with Currys PC World and sent in a complaint letter detailing discrimination. We had a response of "we can offer you £50 as a Good Will Gesture". I found this GWG comment very…
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PETITION AT 24K NEED MORE WARWICKSHIRE COUNCIL RESIGNATION AND REVIEW OF SEN FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.
Hope everyone is well I am new to the community but I am happy to be here. I am the petition maker for the recent events in Warwickshire I have joined to try to get some more signatures on my petition to take this to parliament we are nearly at 24k signatures. We protested today at the offices and will continue to do so…
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Work capability
Guys I've had my results in from a wca from DWP I'm fit to return to my lollypop job even though I'm on mobility scooter and as a carer new rules in you are to be allocated to work coach you do have to be actively seek work as when you get a job you have to nominate a friend or relative to care for the person who you are…
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Advice on Lower back degenerative disc disease
Hi all just found this site and looking for some advice on Lower back degenerative disc disease I've had it for around 6 years now been to gp had x rays etc phisio chiropractor etc but to no avail gp just keeps perscribing naproxen which works but I don't want to be taking them long term I'm looking for a safer alternative…
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Autism post Diagnostic assessments as basic legal requirement for adults with autism
Having been diagnosed with autism later in life in 2021, I have found a shocking lack of post diagnostic support for autistic adults and where the post-diagnostic assessment is the datum, the benchmark needed for identifying the required post diagnostic autism supports needed on a case-by-case basis - what I have…
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I need help in housing
I have a problem with housing, as I am a refugee from Ukraine, I do not know the rules, they want to force me, what should I do about it, since I do not have a lawyer or a lawyer to help me with this, and I still own a pog
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Feeling guilty because I didn't do a workout ( on my period ) adhd autism
Hello, I usually like to stick to a routine because it helps me focus my mind and keep my thoughts in check. As someone with autism, I often struggle with boredom and frustration, which can make me feel angry and uncomfortable. That's why working out is so important to me! Tonight, I was hoping to push myself, but I'm just…
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February challenge
Hi everyone thank you to the lovely @Albus_Scope for sharing this opportunity I'm doing the fitness challenge in February I thought I would set up this thread to share our journeys
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Good morning People!
Just a quick one.If you get a PIP reassement form and you fill it,sent it is there any chance once you filled that form after they will receive it so they increase your rate for example from 270 to full rate 570?Thx in advance for all the advices!
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Need advice after awful pip assessor experience
Hi was hoping for some advice and support. Sorry if this is long winded but feeling really upset about what's gone on. I have ME , fibromyalgia, vertigo ,depression, anxiety and PTSD and the most serious thing I contend with are chronic hemiplegic migraines which mimic stroke . I've unfortunately had some bad luck and…
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Blue badge and pip help needed!
Does anyone know if the council can turn down a blue badge even if you have the mobility element of the pip award or can't they do that?
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Anyone know how I get a support worker and also get assessed for equipment in my home from council?
My mobility is getting worse and need to be assessed by health care in the council. Will they give me a support worker and aids etc like a walk in shower at all? Thanks