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Disabled Facilities grant - bathroom question
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me. My son had an accessible bathroom fitted about 10 years ago. He had a very good shower fitted..one of the most expensive kind. But now this shower needs replacing. I'm just wondering...does he need to pay for the replacement? Or could he get a grant to replace it? He only has his…
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I've just been served a section 21 and 48 :(
Hello all, I've been served a Section 21 and 48, after living in the same home for 9 years. The landlord has decided to sell the property and I must move out in 2 months. My head is all over the place as i'm disabled, live alone and have don't have anyone to turn to. I don't have big savings and I cannot work due to my…
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Too young for Bungalow
Hi I have severe emphysema . I have frequent escerbation due to damp. OT has said I need adapted living and to be rehoused. They wont move to 2 bed house as they say its unsuitable so a flat. yet many flats arent suitable either. I have a 12 yr old complex needs boy too. only adapted I can see to bid on they say im too…
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Hi, my name is davina321! damp and mold issues.
hi I’ve suffered from severe anxiety for abot 24 years the doctors gave me diazepam for 12 years then a few months later my father died them a month later my partner as if that wasn’t bad enough my mum passed away a year later since then I’ve never been the same my anxiety was extreme as I’d pass out I’ve not left the…
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Private Occupational Therapy Housing Assessment?
I have applied to get on the housing register for an adapted council property. Been waiting for my application to be approved (just to get onto the register to be able to bid) for 6 months. They now say I need an OT Housing Assessment and Report and it could be up to a year to have that done. Has anyone used a private OT…
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Any information on autism, future housing options
Hi Im new to this site I am aparent of a 35+ son who has autism. Any information on autism, future housing options for him will be appreciated.
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The failing of the vulnerable in housing needs and support
0n the 15th May 2025 I suffered a devastating fire at home. It resulted in 2 windows blown out ad boarded up and the rest of the windows at the back of the house with large cracks in the glass. The property suffered with destroyed gutter.Fascias and loft damage. The fencing and garden damage all burned to the ground and…
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RIP OFF Mobility scooter suppliiers greenpower mobility Stockton on Tees
I bought a brand new mobility scooter costing £3150 I could not get on with the scooter and gave me chronic back ache so after 5 days I returned the scooter with 12 miles on the clock. I returned this well within the 14 days cooling off period. After the scooter was returned I had a phone call from Green power mobility…
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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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Hi, my name is Hughesy124! Needing a down stairs bedroom and a shower room.
Hi lm a 50 years old ic1 male. Living in NI. Was looking for any information regarding this installation off a down stairs bedroom and a shower room. I've currently been living with PCB/ liver issues for the past to years. Only going to get worse. I've been staking out the back in the dark to use the toilet in a drain.…
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Challenging a decision regarding my support plan - ?? Appeal and complaint at same time
This concerns how to best go about raising some sticking points in my Care Act support plan. I am mindful of having to challenge my local council within a set time limit from the date of the decision I’m not happy about. I want to appeal, but am concerned if it takes too long, I’ll be ‘timed out’ of then being able to make…
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moving.......
480 / 5,000 Hi Everyone, I would like to ask how I can arrange to move from London-Lambeth to London-Camden if I live in a council flat and want to move to a council flat. BUT there is currently a court case going on because I do not have and have never had a tenancy agreement. Housing Advice is dealing with my case and I…
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PIP and supported accommodation?
To give some background, I am currently receiving PIP (standard elements on daily living & mobility) for autism, EUPD, anxiety, depression. My needs have severely increased within the last year, to the point I have had to move into Supported Accommodation. The supported accommodation is through a housing association. I…
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Moving
Hello, I'm here again, I'm ashamed to have to ask for your help again and again, sorry. With great difficulty, but I got to the point where every office admitted that the apartment contract was rewritten (forged) by the landlord and the council gave me another apartment. I have a lot of questions, but my housing officer…
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DFG - Disabled Facilities Grant only offering work on the back of the house
Hi all, My brother had a stroke last year and has been left with weakness, he has curled toes on affected foot, he needs a stick to walk. Due to his disabilities he is unable to do maintenance and finish building works to his house. I got an OT to see him, she applied for DFG to finish path out front, put a rail in to. Out…
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Disability hate speech from landlord?
We live in a private rented house that we have been in for over 3 years. The landlady keeps making comments about my and my kids disability. She has made comments to my face about how her niece and nephew are "properly disabled" making out that myself and my kids aren't. She sent an email lying to us that she was required…
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Hi, my name is selkiefin! E-Scooters and University
hi there, I am about to start university (next week!) and I haven’t worked out how I will get around campus. I can’t walk that far when I’m fatigued. Of course I’d be aloud to have an official mobility aid (e scooter / electric wheelchair) but right now I don’t have access to the funding to get a mobility aid like that and…
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Occupational terapist letter
My husband is SSI blind, we live in a housing association. There was an occupational therapist in the House e the house who suggested moving due to static and health problems, but first we had to create a wet room unfortunately, the Mears Group is not willing.This is an emergency renovation.
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Nominating a driver for PIP
Hi guys. I have recently been awarded enhanced mobility with PIP. It does say on a leaflet in the award notice that to claim free disabled car tax it must be the person with the illness/disability or the nominated driver who uses the vehicle for the ill/disabled person. We do own a car but my husband, who is my full time…
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can I make self homeless and approach local council to safeguard my family?
hi I’ve been under vile attacks on myself my partner and my young children my housing association have had 14 incident numbers for assault and harassment police told them to rehire us as the back windows been cracked badly by bricks front doors borderd up on inside but has no locking mechanism and is split and under daily…