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Help to get a mobility scooter?
Hello first I will say I unfortunately only got 10 points for pip mobility and I don't feel able to ask for a reconsideration risking losing what I already get now. I have looked absolutely everywhere and spent hours trying to find some help. I know there are grants but I'm scared to ask my occupational therapist for help.…
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Council tax reduction
Why does someone have to be classed as "severely MENTALLY impaired" to get a council tax exemption ? Why not "severely PHYSICALLY impaired" ?I am classed as disabled enough to receive enhanced mobility and enhanced care components of PIP but apparently NOT council tax exemption ‘Severely mentally impaired’ peopleThose who…
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DHP (Discretionary Housing Payment).
Hi all. I am hoping someone may be able to offer us some advice going forward with an issue we are facing concerning our application to our Council for a DHP. Firstly, my apologies for not [posting as much as I should. I have multiple health issues and I have many, many days when I am "off the grid" due to Psychotic…
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Hi, my name is markD7732!
Hi ,Been sleeping with my CPAP machine for nearly six years now . Beats falling asleep mid conversation 😂 Cant believe it’s taken me this long f to realise there’d be this sort of forum out there. Im thinking of getting a travel machine for ease when going on holidays. Now my question Do we qualify for Vat relief in…
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Help with proving not market renter
Just wondering where we stand. I'm housing association 3 bedroom found exchange to 2 bedroom. Need to downsize as only 3 adults now so have spare room. The lady I'm wanting to swap with is York council 2 bed. York are OK with swap as she has 3 kids and one on way so my house perfect. Yorkshire housing refusing as saying we…
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Hi my name is Legitt! Can I change my motability car?
I've just found this group by accident. I've had a mobility car for a number of years and always got automatics but this year as the deposit was so high I went for a manual. How sorry I am I find it quite difficult to drive and wander if there was any way I could change it? I've not asked in the garage where I got it from…
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Hi, my name is rebeccaweeks! Section 21 questions.
hello. I'm looking for support. i received a section 21 no fault eviction so now I'm in temporary accommodation. Ive been offered a place I was 5th in the bidding. I really dont want to move to the place that is being offered. it is VERY rural no facilities. You need a car or bus to get to anything like food, doctors. I…
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Disabled housing
Hello all! I shall do my best not to waffle on too much! It will be difficult though! This will be a long post and maybe some irrelevant information. But I will try my best. I'm a 45yr old man, born with spina bifida, lived a somehwat normal/abled lifestyle with some long absences from work between the ages of 20 and 42.…
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Housing issues
I'm waiting for a council property and I'm fully aware it won't be quick (I've been on the list 2 years now) but I'm facing a lot of discrimination from the council. My council uses the homefinder system so I've been bidding on any level access property but I keep getting not prioritised messages because they add another…
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Training Assistance Dogs
Hello everyone I can see some previous threads on here but looking for some guidance from anyone that has successfully trained their own assistance dog. If so, how did you determine what training the dog needed and have you had to evidence the level the dog was trained to in anyway (for example get a dog trainer or ADUK…
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New here and needing some advice about DFG.
Hi Everyone, I'm new here and hope someone can help me. In May we applied for a DFG for my three year old, he is non verbal, in nappies and wakes frequently at night and needs constant supervision throughout the day, he can also be violent to us. He is suspected as having ASD. A OT came out and said that he needs a bedroom…
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Mobility scooter lights not working
no lights working on kymco scooter
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Need help with aiding toilet use
Hi, about 4 months ago I was taken into A & E with spinal problems, leaving me unable to walk. It is now apparent that I am going to be confined to a wheelchair. I am currently in hospital awaiting discharge to a suitable property which has or can be adapted. I have realised that I will have to make many adjustments,…
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Tubular slide sheet
OT from the local council provided me with a 3 feet by 3 feet Tubular Slide sheet (made from non stick/ slippery nylon) - to assist me turning over and getting out of bed (especially at night)The instructions do imply that it is a temporary method to move, turn and transfer patients in a bed - not designed to be left in…
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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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Spinal cord stimulatour
Have anyone got any information about spinal cord stimulatour
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Hi, my name is Jadex! looking for advice on my housing application please.
Hi I’m Jade looking for advice on my housing application please. I’m in a 1 bedroom flat and I have mental health disability receive pip LCWRA uc and my mum and dad take it in turns in caring for me. (Doing my shopping cleaning encouraging me with eating and washing.) When I’m in a really low mood and need full supervision…
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Hi, DFG drama Does the LA have to use the Part M guidelines for wet room planning?
Hi. I’m having difficulty with the DFG process in as much as agreeing where to site a wet room. The OT says the local authority would expect us to move our white goods into our living room as they have a policy of using the existing footprint for adaptations. This wouldn’t work as I’m a full time wheelie and clear space is…
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Advice needed from all you knowledgeable people on Scope
Hi, long story (sorry) My son's girlfriend split up with her boyfriend 12 months ago and has been left paying the mortgage on her own. The house has potentially been sold but here is the rub. The buyer offered via the Estate agent to rent the property back to her whilst she was trying to find a new home she could afford,…
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Would we get disability aid for 3 bed and having mobility issues?
Hi, advice please.we are a two person household looking to swap to a 3 bed with downstairs toilet. One person is disabled with mobility issues and would need a toilet commode in the spare room. Would this entitle us to the 3rd room for disability aid?
