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Royal Mail Deliveries (Signature)
Hi, I'm having a real problem with Royal Mail and wondered if anyone has found a way around it. I'm housebound and cannot get to any shop at all. This means I'm reliant on a relative bringing a few groceries once a week (can't use supermarket delivery for reasons below) and for everything else, I have to order online to be…
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Need some advice please
Can you give me abit of advice please? what happens with my benefits, once i sign for the tenancy on property. I am on esa and pip. what help is there for someone that hasnt got anything. I have been offered a flat in a lovely area, It's been worth the wait as its a new build.. i know this might sound silly but as its a 1…
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Help with gardening.
I'm not sure if this is the correct discussion to put this in but I thought it was the closest one to my question. I have lived in my council house for 20+ years and since my disability started, 5 years ago, I've been struggling to maintain the gardens. Both the front and back gardens are overgrown severely. It affects my…
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broken tenancy council tax
Can anyone advise me on a matter thats causing me distress. I got offered a flat in october and it ended in january. The reason why the tenancy broke is because i couldnt get any energy into the flat by way of the only one supplier not letting go of an previous account tenancy in arrears. Within a month the flat was…
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Does PIP count towards private rental allowance?
Hello! I have several health conditions and am privately renting at the moment with my lease ending soon. I am trying to work full time but may be having to cut my hours due to my health. I am also wanting to move back to my home town after a relationship breakdown to get more support and care from friends and family. But…
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Private rented landlord.
Hi my ex partner is due to move out our private rented home soon. I’m scared about telling my landlord that he will be as I am on benefits and have 2 children but could afford the rent. Can my landlord issue me a section 21 if I told him this? Is it illegal? Will UC tell my landlord and what happens to my joint UC…
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Hi, my name is mobility1! I need a rise and recliner chair with heat and massage
I need a rise and recliner chair with heat and massage, I can't get finance and need help to purchase the chair. Any help would be appreciated
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GP information for borough OT/Care Act services
Hi everyone, does anyone know how I can explain to my GP practice and GP that they can contact and inform the Borough occupational therapy/care act/disabled adult services for me.My GP rang and left a voicemail saying he doesn’t know how to do it.I’ve just been called by a physicians assistant who says she doesn’t know…
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Council house not suitable for my son
Hi there, I want to discuss sbout my housing situation. I am 19 weeks pregnant and I have two kids . One is 6 years old who diagnosed ASD . And other is nearly 4 years old . I m living in council flat on 2nd floor no lift and 40 stairs . I moved here last year because I gone homeless. My son is gone more worse after moving…
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Proof of disability
I need to provide a builders with a "proof of disability" in order that they can apply to the local council for free, planning permission for an extension.What will be a suitable document ?I have my PIP certificate of entitlement - but that goes in to more detail than I prefer to give to a builder....
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New chronic illness co-living Facebook group
hello Just wanted to share this new group I've set up. Please feel free to join and share with others. https://www.facebook.com/groups/902644770980663/ Here's a bit of the blurb... I set up this group as a place for people facing chronic/hidden illnesses and/or environmental sensitivities who are struggling to find…
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Powerchair breakdown
I use a powerchair for mobility including walking my dog. My concern is if the powerchair breakdowns then how can it and I be rescued if I am in the middle of a field where access is not easy… My powerchair did breakdown once before but luckily it was close to my car and I got help. I called the insurance that provides…
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Hi, would I be eligible to have a mobility scooter on the NHS?
Hi there, I would like to know as I have many health conditions would I be eligible to have a mobility scooter on the nhs as my breathlessness is making it really hard to walk and constant fatigue with activity. Would I be able to find out when I next go to phyisio on the 15th of May..... Sparklebright628
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Discretionary housing payments
My rent for the past couple of years have been more than my private rent so my parents have been helping me out Have just been told there is discretionary housing payment is this correct? I claim esa and pip for mental health and also mobility issues please can someone advise me please I live in Oxford. Thanks Barry
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Experiences with support from council occupational therapy?
Hi, I live in a private rented house with a friend of mine, we're both disabled and "part time" wheelchair users (basically only used outside of the house because the house itself isn't really suitable for it indoors) since neither of us can walk very far, very fast, or for very long, and it's incredibly painful. We have…
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Hi, my name is tawny! SSE/OVO is preventing me from toping up my electricity
Hello never thought about joining, but now SSE/OVO is preventing me from toping up my electricity. I cannot get a new key activated and have spent hours on the phone with them. I have MS which affects my right side. I am now very scared electricity will run out.
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Query
hi I recently had a over bath shower fitted but with there being a window at one end of the bath I had to have bath changed this was all covered by council which they employed outside contractors to carry out the works but now after two weeks the new bath has a crack in it to no fault of our own it has to be a faulty bath…
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Urgent advice
Hi should universal credit notify me straight away if my landlord asks them to start paying rent to them
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Housing benefit on ESA
How do I get housing benefit on esa? I already receive esa but not sure how to get the housing benefit element thanks
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Looking to have the garden adapted for use
I am disabled and I have two disable children in Scotland .We have a council house that’s been left a mess in regards to the back garden and I was wondering is there any support out there to get grants to have the garden made into a safe space for us all to use .Due to my conditions and the children’s needs we could really…
