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Scope Disability Equality Awards 2024
We want you to be a part of Scope’s Disability Equality Awards. If you know an individual, group or organisation that’s working hard to achieve disability equality, nominate them now at www.scopeawards.co.uk Please help us to spread the word and encourage your friends and family to make their nominations. How to make your…
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GLORIA'S LAW
A new legal right to a Care Supporter
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pip appointee
hi . my disabled adult son(asd/skitsophrenia) has recently gone into his own flat . 24/7 supported . my question is will his pip and other benefits payments be automAtically chamged to them from his father who currently has all his money going into his own bank account . and at the moment is only payin over an allowance to…
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Long Covid - am I gaslighting myself?
Hello I've been experiencing symptoms of possible Long Covid for the past 18 months and it has had a big impact on my life. I've had to take a significant period of time off work and have just handed my notice in after two failed phased returns. The problem is I feel like a fraud using the label Long Covid when my symptoms…
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UC and SDP back payment
hello, I’m hoping somebody will be able to give me some advice regarding universal credit. I moved to UC from ESA in November 2018, I was on the enhanced rate for mobility and daily living PIP. I have queried many times with DWP why I wasn’t receiving SDP, in January this year following the court ruling I wrote to them…
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Today's it's so hard to get help
i can't use my right hand at all. I can't carry nothing in my arm at all. I can't get out the bath or have a shave. i suffer with panic attacks while eating too. I have no use of my dominant hand at all, i find it difficult to do anything now. I cannot believe it I have my carer who helps me out and has to be my right hand…
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Ageing as a disabled person
OK I’ve been a disabled person virtually all my life and obviously over the years I have come to terms with how society, friends, family whilst often well intended say one thing but do another - or nothing. Sadly also it feels, or am just a becoming a grumpy old guy as my wife might say, but it feels like we are sliding…
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Disability discrimination or failure to make reasonable adjustments
if you started a new job and identified the workload was to much and unmanageable and you needed more support and stress of this was causing ms to flare. Employer failed to provide support despite numerous repeated requests would this be regarded as DD or failure to provide reasonable adjustments? What’s your view?
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Financial assistance
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Lichen Sclerosis
I have a few health issues, lichen sclerosis being one of them, do any other members suffer from this?
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Advice needed please - possible medical negligence/disability discrimination?
Hi, I will try to keep this as brief as possible whilst also being as clear as I can. If you need any points clarifying, please ask. In March this year I began suffering from elevated blood pressure (129/110), chest pains, and elevated heart rate (over 120bpm at rest). I tried to get an appointment at doctors for weeks…
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Safeguarding vulnerable claimants - new inquiry
Committees* UK Parliament * Business * Committees * Work and Pensions Committee * Safeguarding vulnerable claimants Safeguarding vulnerable claimants Inquiry The Work and Pensions Committee is to examine how DWP supports vulnerable benefit claimants and whether its approach to safeguarding needs to change. There are many…
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CALL FOR EVIDENCE into DWP error DEADLINE 24th August
CALL FOR EVIDENCE The Public Accounts Committee does not accept DWP's excuses for underpayments totalling £3.3 billion to claimants and has extended the deadline for its call for evidence to 24th August.
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Your rights should you choose to accept it?
In looking at some of the replies in my E Mails I note that private Insurance companies are advertising more and more. This has got me thinking? That's not good...... but in two different directions. 1. For as little as £23, I could have private medical insurance? 2. Why do I have to pay for treatment that I already get…
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Reading festival
I’m taking my son,16, who has CP to Reading festival next week, along with his two non-disabled mates. Has anyone been recently and do you have any tips if so? He uses a wheelchair but can walk short distances. We’re camping in the disabled campsite and I was wondering if you can use electric hook ups there. Also, how…
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Motability Delays
Like many others I am suffering a ridiculous delay in delivery of my Motability car I know all the issues surrounding supply of parts, etc but there is more to it than that. Many dealers advertise brand new cars available immediately, or certainly within a few weeks, to private buyers. Motability customers seem to be…
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Please can people share this story
Hi everyone - Please can I ask you to share this news article about our hydrotherapy pool that's been closed and is desperately needed? https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/pressure-mounts-to-secure-the-return-of-hydrotherapy-services-to-bedford/
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Disability Action Plan
A bit surprised not to find any mention of this on Scope webpage or community: so here it is https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/disability-action-plan-2023-to-2024#documents
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College, autism and LCWRA
My son has autism, he's 21 and has been on universal credit since February. He got a job as a security guard but he just couldn't do it. He cannot comfortably communicate for that long with strangers and it causes alot of anxiety. He literally ran away from the job. He's very clever and wants to go back to college to go to…
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Low capability for work
hello hello I’m new here just wanted to ask about LCFW payments im I’ll since 11 of April 2023 since 18.04.2023 I’m on sick note had my phone assessment call and also decision been made that I’m on lcfw just wandering when or if I will get any extra money any information would be great 😊
