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Safeguarding: What to do if you are concerned about someone
Keeping our members safe At Scope, keeping our online community members safe is our top priority. This guide will help you understand what a safeguarding concern is and what to do if you're worried about someone. What is a safeguarding concern? In our online community, we can't see body language or hear tone of voice. We…
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New life for CASCAIDr
Belinda Schwehr (pictured here), the founder of its original parent company, CASCAIDr the charity, is heading up a new management team. CASCAIDr CIC has been approved Following the sad demise of online legal advice charity CASCAIDr, I’m happy to be able to report that CASCAIDr CIC has now been approved by the Community…
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CASCAIDr Conversations: Podcasts on Principles! Social Care in England and Wales
CASCAIDr Conversations: Podcasts on Principles! At CASCAIDr, we know how the world of adult social care can seem impenetrably surreal – and how the reality is often very different from the rhetoric. We think people could do with a refresher on the underlying principles, which come from a set of rules called ‘public law’.…
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Letting agents won't let to me as I'm on benefits
Hi! Anyone have any advice on renting on full benefits? No letting agents in my city will even give me a viewing for a property because they've set their affordability check just above what you can get on full UC with incapacity and highest PIP. I also have multiple financial guarantors, but they don't care. I have argued…
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Action against landlords with no proof
Hi! Is it possible to take action against discriminatory and exploitative behaviour by my letting agents if I have no proof? My situation is that my letting agents pressured me to move out months earlier than my lease ended, and lied about accessibility just to get me out. They said I had to move out as soon as possible…
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Assistance Dog refusal
I like in a privetly rented flat and have been looking into getting an assistance dog to help me with my disabilities (mobility, seizures ect). There's such a shortage on assistance dogs already trained by charities that I've decided to owner train a dog with a training organisation. I'll be getting a dog not yet trained…
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Served section 21 eviction notice
Hi, I was served a section 21 eviction notice (no fault) a couple nights ago. I didn't really see anything like this on the support pages so thought I would ask here. My deadline for moving is 13th March and I'm really scared I won't be able to get anywhere even though I'm registered with my local council housing and have…
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Neighbour breached GDPR. ( General Data Protection Regulations) Any Advise?
I own my own flat no rent or mortgage. My neighbour contacted my GP when I overcooked an item in my microwave. I was trying to deal with it when she interfered and called me ungrateful. I had a stroke 7 years ago and broke my ankle 3 years ago. She has often suggested I move. I do not choose to. She contacted my GP as she…
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Feel like I'll never get moved to a more suitable property
I'm in Band B due to mobility but recently my local council have changed their housing policy on their choice based letting scheme. Now on all their listed properties the priority (in order) will go to 1 - Approved Homeless clients 2 – ***** council tenants 3 - All (non homeless) Homeseekers (The category I fall into as…
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Need help for adjustable bed, mattress and light weight wheelchair with large wheels
i am a disabled war veteran and am wheelchair dependant i suffer from ptsd combat stress,gulf war syndrome etc and have a load of symptoms i need help urgently for an adjustable bed and matteress and a light weight wheelchair large wheels as i am using one from the red cross for now im only 53 and iserved for 12 years can…
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Green Power scooters (hints and tips)
Hello Peeps, Razr here (JH500, 15mph), FYI, the only part on the green power scooters that utilizes the 60v combined power source is the motor and motor controller, the rest of the electrics are standard 12v going through a step-down converter (60v in 12v out), so therefore if you want to pimp your ride you can use any car…
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Help please - care services in the south west
Hi all, first post after using the Scope helpline. I’m 65, spinal lesions mean I rely on a powered wheelchair and I also have extensive care needs, ADHD, cancer and various other impairments that I won’t bore you with. I’m trying to find somewhere to live after my marriage failed and, as my wife was my personal carer, I’m…
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Housing association
I am talking on behalf of my partner and some of the other housemates who are having problems with stuff going missing not sending someone out to look at the electric keep going the housing office well we can't find the problem and you can't find the problem there is nothing we can do there damp on the celling were pipes…
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Mobility Component of PIP
Hi, I have been awarded the higher rate of mobility but I already have a car, I don't need a scooter or wheelchair. How can I use this money?
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Housing asking for more evidence
My son is 10, autistic, no danger awareness ect. We are currently living in a 4th floor flat with 2 balconies and no windows in the living room/ kitchen. We can no longer have the balcony doors open in the summer as my son tries to climb over. I have applied to my housing association to be moved to a more suitable…
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Living on benefits and selling home?
Hi, If you own a home outright but now live on enhanced universal credit and PIP can you sell your home and put that towards part buying a new home with a relative footing the rest of the cost. The house that they currently live in is in disrepair (unlivable) and they cannot afford repairs. Would this allow the individual…
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Hi, my name is kelkel3131! Would I be entitled to a 3 bed property?
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Flat door accessibility
Hi everyone, hope your weekends are all going well :) I am a wheelchair user and having some accessibility problems with my ground floor flat because of the weight and mechanism style of the doors (both flat door and building door). I am planning to write to the building company but just any advice on what their…
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being forced to leave my home after your mother passes away
Hi, I, currently share a 1bedroom council flat with my elderly mother who holds the council tenancy. A couple of months ago I, had a man come out from the council who told me that the council want to force me out as soon as my mother passes away. He explained that people from the council would come out force entry and…
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Tips for a New AFO User?
I’m being fitted for my first pair of AFOs next week, and I could use any tips or insights other users have for making the most of them. I’ve never used any kind of mobility device before, not even temporarily, so I’m very new to all of this. A few questions that come to mind include the following: Mine will be carbon…
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Estate Agents and Property Websites
Hi! I'm Neale and I'm profoundly deaf, a BAHA user, and while I enjoy a boogie to music and an overindulgence in front of the television (I see you Stranger Things and Wimbledon fans!), one thing I struggle beyond anything is a simple telephone call. Maybe it's the unpredictability of the conversation, tone and voice, that…
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the commencement and implementation of the remaining parts of section 36 of the Equality Act 2010.
Is anybody aware what was the outcome of the consultation regarding the commencement and implementation of the remaining parts of section 36 of the Equality Act 2010. This legislation will place a duty on landlords to make reasonable adjustments to the common parts of let residential premises when requested by a disabled…
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Local Council will not process housing application
Hi there, My partner acquired significant disabilities during a long critical illness, and is now completely dependent on a wheelchair (unable to stand and walk). He is unable to come home from hospital as we have a first floor flat. We have an OT home assessment report stating this. Our Housing Association landlord has…
