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Mobility chair needed
Hi everybody. My name is Callee. I joined the community to try and find help for my friend. She is wheelchair bound because of several tumors, one of which is 700 pounds. She needs another Hooveround or something like it, that converts to a bed. She is having problems getting a new one through her insurance, so I'm trying…
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Advice on housing and benefit
Hi, I am looking to move out for the first time to help better manage my independence and anxiety due to my living situation. However it has turned into a huge mindfield. I am on two benefits at the moment universal credit / LCWRA and ADP very recently as it was PIP and just in the past few months been switched to ADP. Now…
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Help with grass and hedge cutting
Hello, I am partial epileptic. I contracted meningitis when I was 6 months old. I used to get seizures at night. I was diagnosed when I was 16 years old. I have been taking medication since that age. I would like to know if there is anyone to help with grass and hedge cutting. I have been put on US from ESA. I used to…
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Having issues with neighbours. How do we get the Police to take our case seriously?
Hello After suffering 18 months of harassment, abuse and anti-social behaviour from neighbours, which Police would not take seriously, I was advised to take them to Court. I did and was successful, but cost a large amount of money. Judge asked solicitor why Police/Council had not acted on the same evidence provided to him.…
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Help. Disabled son and struggled with finding home for him.
Hi! I really hope someone could help in some way or point us to what to do next as we are absolutely exhausted. My partner (we don't live together) she's currently living in 2bed home with her 3 sons (disabled 24 yo, 15yo and 11yo). Due to lack of space and home being unsuitable for her disabled son K. He does need her…
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Wheelchair cup holder
I am looking for a way to carry a hot cup of tea from the kitchen to the living room - when in my electric wheelchair. I have found cup holders that clamp onto a round or square tube - but my chair has no suitable tubes to clamp on to …………..it's got flat brackets holding the arm rests on to the frame. Any advice welcome.
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help with garden and home
hi I’m struggling so much to decorate my home I’m disabled and can’t decorate do gardens or anything, I used to be so house proud and in time with my illness my home is isn’t decorated and my gardens are a mess. I also suffer with agoraphobia and stay in my home 24 /7 for years .I’m so depressed because I can’t do any of…
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Risk assessment on 12 month old bed lever...
This morning - I had a visit from a council woman who wanted to carry out a risk assessment on my bed lever (grab rail) - supplied to me, over 12 months ago by NHS…... She was as deaf as a post, and me - I can hardly speak - so that left us with a communication problem and myself wondering why the council would send a deaf…
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Housing have accepted me as homeless
So had an email from housing needs saying my homeless application has now been approved and they have a duty of care to take care of my situation within a certain period of time. I am currently in band B medical and they hope to upgrade this to A once environmental health complete their report ( for illegal eviction ) has…
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Grants
Hi I am currently waiting to be rehoused into suitable accommodation for my disability needs. When moving from a hotel into a new place are there grants that can be applied for for say furniture or carpets etc? Be good to be ahead of myself with these things thanks.
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Hi, my name is Lyndenham! Grant for wet room/Housing Association flat
Im doing a mutual exchange with my Niece, we both need wet rooms, mine is relatively new whereas hers is filthy, how long do I have to live in a housing association flat before I can apply for a grant to make it more user friendly .…thanking you all in advance ,... Kind regards Lyndenham
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Disabled Facilities Grant Calculator
I had an Occupational Therapist assessment after I submitted my application for Disabled Facilities Grant. The OT sent me a link to the https://www.foundations.uk.com/guides/process-a-dfg/means-test-calculator/ to see if I will be eligible for DFG. Some of the jargons seem difficult to get my head around. I called Scope…
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Excited
Just had phone call from my local housing offering me a 1 bed bungalow😎 just waiting for another call now to arrange a viewing😀
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Moving house, how to change to my new address?
Please I would like to know how to change to my new address because I have moved to a big city from small, town. Should I call the new council or go on line
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Hi, my name is gareth1982! Offered LA house, need evidence of local connection
I have been offered a house with my local housing association, they asked for a local connection so I have told them my children from my previous marriage live locally to the house I’ve been offered. Now they are asking for 5 different pieces of evidence to show they have lived there for at least 5 years and given me less…
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Question on housing, son etc
Hi there, I’m 75 disabled suffer from numerous ailements, am in receipt of Pension credit, higher rate disability and mobility and full housing benefit and council tax. I’m looking to have my son move in, he is 44 cannot work due to mental health problems he is in receipt of universal credit/lcwra and PiP. Obviously I…
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Landlord Reasonable Adjustment Request
hello My landlord is refusing to allow me to have a carer move in with me and so I have been advised to formally requested as a reasonable adjustment. Has anybody done this either specifically for having a career move in or any other reasonable adjustments for their disability? I have got a template letter from EASS but it…
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Hi, my name is ellieMac! Letter from my council about service charge
I read information that was very similar to what I’m going through and if people can give advice that’s so grateful
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move out of parents as quick as possible?
I would like to move out of my parents house im on pip and universal credit I wanna move out as quick as possible
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Having to move with my autistic adult child and myself, who is also disabled.
In a bit of a pickle, but I know we aren’t the only ones! We are having to move through no fault of our own because our landlord is selling up (mortgage rates are far too high). We have been her since my daughter was 17 (she’s now 23, 24 next month) and I know the change will be extremely hard for us. To top it all off,…
