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Can age restrictions on properties for rent be waived?
I have been looking to move properties for a long time now due to my current property not having a secure garden for my assistance dog. It's causing me a lot of stress. With my disability I have mobility issues so require a ground floor property with a secure garden for my dog and also need to be near my family who I'm…
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Homeless and depressed
Hi Everyone, Hope everyone is doing great. This is my first post here hoping to get some help or guidance and for that i would like to offer special thanks in advance. I am a female whose been in an emotional/abusive relationship for almost 30yrs. I developed a lot of physical and psychological conditions and on tons of…
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PA's takeover or not?
Could someone give me some advice, social services in their wisdom decided to hand me six PAs all because two of my ex-PAs told the social services eleven allegations against me which my family and PAs just laughed at because they were totally untrue, we all answered the allegations one by one in detail. A few weeks later…
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Lost what to do?
Hi all, unfortunately my wife has just had an accident braking her back loosing the use of everything waste down. We don't live together but are still a couple. She is in hospital looking at several month in Salisbury rehab hospital but they are not expecting her ever to walk again. She has a council studio flat first…
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Eviction
The law is not kind to women especially disabled women. My recent experience spells out how nearly every aspect of the law is antagonistic. I have been disabled in some way for most of my life. (You can list your history of illness) However, I have managed to hold down a good job with a multinational, I have completed an…
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ESA Benefit and house buying
HII am needing some advice. I am receiving income based Esa and housing benefit and live in a small one bed council flat. it is eligible for right to buy and my brother can buy it with cash. It would be my first home. So my question is .. how do I purchase the home without my ESA stopping. If he puts that money into my…
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Let down by council
Evening all. I need help with my local council housing. We are in a3 bed council house. Ot said my 3 kids need own bedrooms as all 3 have difficulty. We have been bidding and look for a 4bed roomed. No help apart from band a. Been like this since2017
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Moving to a Bungalow!!!!!!!!!
Hello Everyone! So today I have some amazing news!!! Got a call this morning letting me know I was successful with a bid I placed on a Bungalow!!! It's taken a total of 14 weeks of bidding but it has been worth it, It's a lovely Bungalow in an amazing area with large private front and back gardens, lots of room inside and…
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Can I get an aid
Hi all, I have fybromyalgia and suffer extreme pain and often can't walk far due to paid in my back. Does anyone know if I could get some crutches to try and relieve the "weight" and pain I experience? Also, if I could get some, how do I go about it? Sorry for asking, but I am slowly having to accept my condition and have…
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Hi, I'm TeriC! I have Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), anyone else experienced this?
Hello! I went for my annual physical and complained a bit about my low back pain. An lumbar MRI determined that I have D.I.S.H. A form of arthritis. The doctor sent me to physical therapy and now my thoracic area tightens up and cramps terribly, especially when I’m at work on my computer. 4mg of muscle relaxer does…
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How long before I can seek legal advice?
Hello everyone just a question if O.T are not fulfilling there obligations how long is it before I can seek legal advice as I'm in the process of the second phase of a complaint?
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Hi I'm alexrebelmam! I live with chronic illness, and recently got a wheelchair
Hi I’m new here . I’ve been living with lifelong chronic illness all my life but 4 years ago had an accident which changed my mobility considerably. After struggling on crutches for 4 years and becoming less mobile over the last year I decided it was time I got my freedom back and purchased a wheelchair ( I’ve been…
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Live in/overnight carer needed in stockport
Hello everyone! Glad to have found this community. Recently moved to Stockport, Manchester and am struggling to find a carer for my brother who has epilepsy/autism and has high care needs. Looking for a live in or overnight carer who can support my mum in caring for him. Let me know if you have any leads on where to look.…
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occupational therapy assessment and moving
Hi all I wondered if anyone had any tips or experience. I am in a housing association one bed flat on the first floor with a lift that is often out of order. There is no room for a wheelchair and as a student studying remotely i have been offered ergonomic equipment like a desk and chair but have no room for them i have…
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Accessible phone help
Hi my uncle has very limited movement and requires a phone or app that will respond to his voice, but his speech is also very slow so Siri and Hey Google don’t give him enough time to speak. can anyone recommend a specialised phone/app or add on device that will enable him to make and answer calls? if there was a switch…
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Stair Lifts
Hi I recently had TKR on my right knee and I am waiting for the left knee to be done . My query is am I entitled to financial help with the cost of having a Stair Lift installed . Thank you
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Gove's rent reforms will **** existing Assured tenants of their rights.
Tories keeping very quiet on this facet of
their rent reform bill that will allow councils to remove existing assured tenants so they can sell any property that is valuable. The
Tory government is very quietly and sneakily removing rights from
existing Assured tenants. (I
am not talking about Assured Shorthold tenants,…
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Hi, my name is kevabs! Does any one know of any charities that can help with decorating?
Does any one know of any charities that can help with decorating 🤔
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Hi, my name is Madson! Could you help with a decorator?
Hi,I'm enquiring whether you could help with a decorator. My mum had life-limiting conditions and is age 71. She lives on a ground floor flat.Could recommend any decorators and the prices? Please could you email me the prices and someone who is highly recommended? Kind regards Rachael
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Looking for a new chair, thoughts on Quickie Argon2?
A really quick post to see what people think of the quickie argon 2. I am looking at getting a new chair and was wondering what people thought of this chair.
