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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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Mutal housing exchange
Hi I am Kathy and new to the group I am looking for advice regarding a mutal housing exchange. I am disabled and get uc/pip/esa/Limited capacityfor work.my daughter is also disabled and gets uc/full pip/uc and limited capacity for Work. We are in the process of a mutal housing exchange im to sure how the rent process is…
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Parents may gift us a house – impact on Universal Credit and council housing?
Moving from a council house to a gift home(my parents pay for a house gift to us - we get a free mortgage) – but we need more information? Dear Sir or Madam, I am deaf and would be grateful if communication could be made here. I am seeking advice regarding a possible future housing situation. Nothing has been arranged or…
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Hi, my name is SGentry! Looking to exchange council housing
Hi there im looking to exchange from [area removed by moderator] from a 1 bed flat 2nd floor to a 1 bed flat [area removed by moderator] preferably
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housing help
Hello! I have lived with my mother for over 20 years, and I am on disability benefits PIP for physical and mental health, My mother has been with the housing association for over 20 years , but I am not on the tenancy. I am only on the polling list, so the council know I live there. My mother is a pensioner, and she will…
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Moving due to disability bit can't physically do it
Hi I'm disabled three times over and have been struggling living in my current home which was brand new when I moved in. I've been offered a bungalow which is more suitable for my medical needs in several ways. The problem is I physically can't do the move and I'm so worried of losing the bungalow. I don't have enough…
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stuck in hospital currently due to my needing adaptive property a d im desperate
Im stuck in hospital currently due to my needing adaptive property a d im desperate for any advice.
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Finding a new supported living place in Sheffield, England, Planet Earth
The cause of most of my stress/anger at the moment is this place doing my head in on an almost daily basis, therefore I need somewhere else to live ASAP! Social services won't talk to me, we don't even have a named social worker any more, just some random duty worker who doesn't know my story or history. We've visited…
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About to be homeless...help.
Hi everyone, [removed by moderator] Due to new legislation by the Current Government (The renters rights act) I have been served my section 21 (non fault eviction) notice, as my Landlady has said it makes renting her property out very expensive so its just not worth it anymore so she is selling it. I have been hear for 17…
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solving the housing issue
as well as not allowing second homes or buy to lets I think anyone in social housing that is too big for them should be made to move my area some families are waiting 10 years or more for a house because little old Margaret wants to keep rattling round in a house thats too big for her because she raised her kids there 50+…
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Lawn Creeper
I have been looking into ways for me to deal with my lawn (weeding etc) and general moving around, comfortably on wet lawns and rough ground, and have come up with: Because a wheelchair wheels sink in to wet grass - "Tracks" are needed At present NOTHING is available except a $8,000 conversion kit from…
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Finding a Self Employed Personal Assistant
I’m trying to manage several different processes to get long term support, but am failing miserably. One of them is adult social care which I did mainly for needing a PA but have no idea how long this process will take or if I’ll even manage it alone. I really need a PA now to help with this and other processes. I’ve seen…
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Hi, my name is MysterE! I have a question regarding Green Power scooters
Has anyone experienced the use of a Green Power scooter running at the designed speed of 15 mph which is the legal speed limit outside the UK. I want to use my scooter on private land that is not subject to the normal road regulations, and I have contacted the manufacturer to find out the procedure for switching the 3 gear…
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Renting in Wales
Hi there I've recently separated from my partner and had to leave our home because living together was unbearable. I want to rent in Wales but staying with family in england. finding it really hard to speak to citizens advice or housing in england or Wales to find out what to do. Stuck in a catch 22 at moment as I'm also…
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Council Tax Support
Hello! I'm moving into a new flat this Sunday and I currently receive council tax support on my current flat. I receive PIP, UC, and LCWRA. I've just declared online to my local council that I'm moving and have given them my new address. Will I need to apply again for council tax support or will it be automatically renewed…
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Regulations that say how long owners should expect to wait for repairs to stairlifts?
Six months ago, as can't climb stairs, I got quotations from stairlift companies to install a machine, I chose Acorn, but now that I have been using this I find one of the most important questions I should have asked is "how quickly will you send out an Engineer if the lift breaks down?" The lift has broken down four times…
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Sleeping on the street with cancer...
Hi, I have been living in Lambeth for 6 years, my health and life have been in ruins, I dreamed of returning to work, I met a fantastic woman with whom I know I could start my life again, even if I died in the meantime. A few weeks ago the doctors announced that they had found signs of cancer in me, in 3 places in my body,…
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Help needed on adaptations and statutory overcrowding
Hi, need some advice, Im disabled with two teenagers daughter 16 and son 13, we live in a one-bedroom basement flat, ive needed adaptations since 2015 unfortunately due to being overcrowding ive not been able to get these adaptations ( walk in shower, toilet and kitchen) I have 8 steep stairs to street level, ive been…
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Housing association trying to turn private gardens into communal
My housing association has informally discussed turning our long established sectioned off gardens at our flats (fences put in by the housing association) into communal garden... Im so scared and upset as my son uses the safe space to regulate he is autistic and dyspraxic and uses the space so often to calm and feel better…
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Looking for a builders merchants in NW London who accept VAT exemption
Hi guys, I wonder if anyone can nominate a builders merchants who accept the HRMC VAT EXEMPTION for disability. We are in the nw London area. thanks.
