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Can I get a grant?
Hi I was recently made homeless I have been offered a council house is there any grants I can get to help with white goods and carpets and stuff as I don’t have a lot of money thanks
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Difficulty staying tidy
I'm autistic and 27 and I'm with parents, I find it really hard to tidy/clean my room, I feel better when my stuff is surrounding me and kinda feel safer, but it really annoys my parents, is this just a me thing?
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Setting up Alexa to send phone calls?
I have just joined the community - thanks for letting me in! I have a good friend who is unable to use her hands and thus to operate a phone. She needs to have a voice activated system abd there does not seem much information on possibilities. We has an Alexa device and wondered whether anyone has experience in setting up…
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Hi, my name is wizard and I have a question about finding housing in Bridgend.
We are looking for a house to rent in the Bridgend area for our daughter and her two children, two of the family are autistic and we are carers for them - the rents seem to be very high and out of reach for them, we are due to move in a few weeks to a bungalow there and we are desperate to find something for her and her…
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Does anyone have any advice on getting a mortgage as someone with a disability?
Does anyone have any information for a disabled person, who is on benefits, i cannot work, but i am disabled and claim pip. I would like to get a mortgage to purchase a property because i would like to have something to leave for my daughter. Anybody out there can you help, as there seems to be a huge amount of…
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shared ownership scheme
hey i've been researching the shared ownership scheme alot for the past few weeks about if you can actually do it with just solely relying on benefits as your income, the info i find always leads me to a crossroad 'yes you can' 'no you can't' so i just give up. a little about me is that i don't really want to privately…
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Housing
Hi all, I wondered if anyone could help me I live in a 1 bedroom apartment with my 2 year old son who has cerebral palsy and 2 type of brain haemorrhage and was in need of a 2/3 bedroom house as also expecting my second baby we have been neglected by the council and tried private too but all viewing unsuccessful I've tried…
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My house is being sold. I can't afford private rent, and the council can't help me. What can I do?
Hi, bit of a long story but here goes! My house is being sold due to relationship breakdown. My settlement is tied up in the house and starting to panic now that I won’t find anywhere. I’m unable to work due to bad arthritis so am living off ESA . I have my adult daughter at home but she is unable to work either due to…
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Getting a carer or simply someone who respects you need what you say you need
Just to explain that I have some weird undiagnosed movement/pain condition. I still can't physically brush my teeth and I would love to get rid of this gingivitis which causes more pain in my body. How can I get them to take this seriously. It also matters that the person who helps me is respecting my specific need for…
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'Foot drop' - Any Advice?
Hi - I'm after some advice on 'foot drop' if I may? I'm very aware that it is a minor condition compared to many discussed here, but it is currently causing me some problems and anxiety: In 2014 I began to get shooting pains in my left leg and foot. I put it down to likely being a sporting injury, but it transpired to be a…
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Unsuitable accommodation
Manchester Move Ref - [Removed by moderator] Dear Sir/Madam I am writing about my health condition is very poor just come out my chemotherapy and going through so much side effect, I lost my sleeping, no appetite, always feel sick, my right side shoulder to all the way down got serious pain since last December 2018 due to…
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Flat Viewing
I am trying to view flats. But I am coming up against new letting agent covid-19 rules that state that only one person at a time from different households can view a flat. But because I have learning difficulties I need my support worker to accompany me to view a flat and to be present so that he can prompt me to ask…
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Disability Housing
Hello, I'm looking for some advice please. I am disabled and currently living in a 1st floor maisonette which has been unsuitable for my needs since Sept 2019. I applied to my local council in October 2019 for housing however they have been useless. They had forgotten about my application which the council only made live…
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Broke My Chair, Need Some Tips
Hello. I broke my new electric wheelchair. Am on to the supplier but in the meantime I want to get a cheap self propelled chair, which I can use on my own, or that my partner can push me in if I'm struggling. I'm hoping to get to the mobility shop tomorrow but I wanted to chance it and post here on the off chance anyone…
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I'm new to wheelchair use
I'm new to wheelchair use. I want a self propelling one, very lightweight as I want to put it in my car. I am not very strong.
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Looking for a large alphabetical and numerical keyboard
I am looking for a large alphabetical and numerical keyboard which when I press each key it comes up on a screen. Due to a brain injury I need to learn to read an write again and this is what I think would help the most Thanks Jay
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Wheelchair user needing a bungalow as a first time buyer
Hi all, does anyone have any tips on how to afford a bungalow as a first time buyer or know of a register for accessible houses? Ideally my partner and I would love a bungalow with a garden. We both work full time and are trying to save a deposit but bungalows are very expensive so it's a daunting prospect. Any advice…
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Hello, i was wondering whether anyone could help?
Does anyone know whether there is any equipment that can help remove a duvet if you aren't able to kick or push it off yourself?
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Does anyone know where I would be able to source a new living room carpet?
Hello how do I get a living room carpet I 've had it for more than 10 yrs as it was in my old house n it rather fallen to bits don't have any animals ECT so could you pls pls help me much appreciated if you get bk to me pls many thanks plus I just lost my big sister to brain cancer can anything get worse just meet a carpet…
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Buying a house to share with others
Hi guys We are looked at buying a house in the future along with a group of other parents for our young disabled adults to share with 24hr care. Has anyone else done this or can advise on how to go about it?
