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Housing banding query
Hi I've just been accepted on band 2 (old gold plus band) with my local council due to my health issues & current accommodation inadequate My query is I have also been classed as over-occupied as I don't have a bedroom just a shared livingroom/bedroom, will this give me any more of a chance when bidding on properties to…
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Threatened with eviction due to complaint
Council entered my house and one of their employees refused to wear a mask, and even apparently peed in my sink, and after complaining the next year too (after they ignored me in 2021) since they wanted to enter again in 2022 they ignored my complaint and want me to leave the property now.
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P. A. recommendations for my Son to travel.
Hi Guy's, my Son who is 19 and has Chronic Fatigue/M.E. and Anxiety is wanting to travel to visit a friend abroad. I am not well enough to accompany him and he has never flown or been abroad. I am situated in the South west UK. I'm feeling well out of my comfort Zone with him travelling and my hiring a PA for him. Any…
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I believe I'm eligible for an extra bedroom due to my care needs. Does anyone have any advice?
Hi, I’m new here and I’m hoping someone can help me out? I am in receipt of Higher rate pip both components. I live in a 2Bed House with my two children both boys and under 11. I have recently been refused a mutual exchange into a 3 bed property on the grounds that I will be significantly under occupying the property. I…
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benefits and my housing help
Hi its really about my benefits and my housing. I am disabled and so is my partnermy husband has MS, Heart disease & Epilepsy and I have COPD, Fibryomyalgia, Arthritis-rumatoid and osteo, diverticulitis, collitus, chrones and more but I won't bore you. We'll I used to care for my husband while working full time, well my…
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Unsure, confused and can't cope.
Hi I have LCWRA and Pip standard daily living, I am currently in supported living for my mental health and I am looking to move into a council property. No one at the council or my support workers have told me what I am entitled to i.e housing benefit and googling it is just exhausting. I am quite terrified, I have certain…
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Hi guys, a question regarding Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
I've been suffering with TLE for around 30 years now yet have only just managed to nail down exactly what it is. I've yet to talk to a doctor regarding this ( now i know what it is, previously they've been regarded as just panic attacks by doctors) but i've a concearn. As well as having TLE and a number of ither issues i'm…
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Hi, my name is lollearich! I've been unable to use our shower for 2 years, and unsure who can help
I am hoping someone can offer me some advice as I feel like I've hit a brick wall. I am housebound due to arthritis and I have been unable to use our over the bath shower for two years now due to being unable to get into the bath because of my arthritic knees. I have been assessed by an occupational therapist but they say…
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Moving house
I'm due to be offered a new home in another city to be near family as I need their help. Removals will cost me approximately£500. I have to move for support and I'm alone here. Is there anyone who could help with the cost as I have no savings and don't know how I'm going to do it
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Powerchair repair
Hi i have autism and anxiety and learning difficulties as well as a wheelchair user and speech problems. My mum has arthritis and is also a wheelchair user. Recently her powerchair broke down. Mine broke down years ago (long story). Mum likes her independence and used her chair to go to the post office and the shop to top…
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Magical mobility aid!? Running out of ideas!
Hello, I’m looking for the moon on a stick but realistically any suggestions or ideas would be really helpful. I have severe hip pain and honestly not got as far as a definitive diagnosis in 5 years, still waiting for an in person rheumatology appointment after 2.5 years. Regardless of diagnosis I am really struggling to…
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Wheelchair not working right
Hi guys they place we're I live have got me chair out off the equipment store cos I live in very sheltered housing , the problem is one of the wheel doesn't lock in place like the other one does so I've had a couple of falls with it , then they tried to change it but none of the wheelchairs will fit me through being…
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Finding a Personal Assistant/Carer?
Hello all, I am new here! I am in the process of trying to recruit a Personal Assistant and finding it difficult to locate places to advertise for free? Or any database sites for PA/carers as such? It seems there are very limited options and resources available and left to sort all this out. Here are some sites I have…
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Transferring disabled from another country
Hi , I am just wondering if someone has got any experience of transferring severely disable person ( paralysed after stroke + aphasia) from another country to U.K. ? I have not clue even what support could be provided. Even if the transfer would be successful the flat to which the person could be relocated is on second…
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Wheelchair services
Hello, in December I was diagnosed with scoliosis and advanced osteoarthritis in my spine with fusions and spurs. I've been struggling with my mobility for nearly three years so it was a little bit of a relief finally getting a diagnosis. At the moment I use a mobility scooter and a rollator for longer journeys. But I've…
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I bought a car through pcp. I've now been offered a mobility car. Can I get out of the contract?
I registered I recently bought a car through pcp. My first time doing so. Now I have been awarded a mobility car if I want. Can you get out of the contract. With the current financial situation I’m finding it difficult to make the payments
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Getting cream and lotion onto my back...
Hi, can anyone recommend something to help me get lotion on to my back evenly? I can't reach around to get it on my back let alone rub it in, does anyone know of an aid that can help with a link or name so I can find one? Thanks x
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Hi, my name is Michael33! I want to talk about mobility scooters
I wont to talk about mobility scooters. Which mobility scooters are the best?
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Mobility car shortages
Hi Has anyone experienced the above issue yet? I just noticed an email from the M Scheme stating the semi conductor shortages which has had an impact on the industry. And prices going up!
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I have a problem with a shoprider transaxle
I have a problem with a shoprider transaxle the motor is fine and the brake, The wheels go round the wheels are of the ground and I can stop the wheels with my hand, Does this mean the gear box is broken
