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Housing benefit top up
Hi I am new here 👋 I currently live in north wales in a 1 bed flat with a housing association, I am needing to move back to Liverpool in England to be near family and friends for support with my mental health because I live on my own in wales , I receive ESA support group & PIP mobility component &living component, and…
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My carer isn't doing her job. I need to get out of where I am. What should I do?
Hello Im needing advice my carer is not doing her job and im basically stuck in my room in my bed 24/7, I sometimes only get 1 cup of tea a dqy and 1 meal a day. Ive literally just gor my mobility car and my driver has said I really need my own place or just to get out of where I am. Please help advice me what to do I…
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Very sheltered housing and wheelchair that's dangerous to use
Hi need some advice .the very sheltered housing where I live it's giving me a temporary wheelchair where one side of the brake doesn't even work there going on about safety for me because of falling down I've already fell down and hurt my ankle due to the wheelchair that they've given me my OT doesn't want me using it…
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Can you appeal a parking ticket on disability grounds?
I have EDS and my joints dislocate easily, I have a blue badge and a motability car. While driving home last week I dislocated my hip and needed to find somewhere to pull over to relocate it and allow my partner to swap and drive since I didn't feel fit to drive, the only place that was safe to pull over was a car park…
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Hi, my name is Bigguy76! I have spinal stenosis with sever disabity effects
I have spinal stenosis with sever disabity effects which are getting worse. I am awaiting a consultation regarding spinal decompression surgery but need to know what support financial and equipment wise would be available to me if the surgry is unsuccessfull or declined.
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Housing officer visit
Hello everyone hope you all are doing well I need some help please if you can answer Today morning around 9:30am 2 housing officer came from council to visit my property and wanted to check the id and etc etc and said they wanna make sure who is living in is that something they do or was it something else ? ThanksÂ
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Can my housing association take my mobility scooter and destroy it ?
 When I signed my tenancy and moved into my flat I informed them I had a mobility scooter as well as my wheelchair and two elbow crutches I asked if that was going to be an issue they said no although on my tenancy agreement it does state nothing should be left in the communal areas I have nowhere to store my mobility…
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Where to find Snappi buggy accessories?
HI all newbi here my granddaughter just got her new snappi buggy today we looking for a table attachment and a rain cover for her can someone point us in right direction pls Many thanks in advance SUEÂ
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Wheelchair
Hi guys getting back to you again about my situation with the wheelchair my ot was contact buy the wheelchair assessment people they wanted to know when was my last seizure , which was 2 weeks ago my ot thinks it could be a sticky situation due to me having seizures they may not allow me to have an electric wheelchair…
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Hi, can I have advice re transporting a large mobility scooter?
I have a large all-terrain scooter that weighs 160kg. We will be going to an outdoor event over the bank holiday in June and I'd like to take it with me. But inside the car I'll have 4 humans and 3 dogs, plus our baggage. So I need to work out if it's feasible to get some form of platform or rack that will connect to the…
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Needing some help. Does anyone have a tip for when my Macbook gets hot?
Hello Scope online community I looking for some helpful advice when I keep my Macbook my the tray for the electric wheelchair the Macbook gets so hot because hot air has no way to escape. I appreciate anyone has any solutions to my because afraid of using Macbook pro because broken on because of getting hot
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Hi, my name is Arda2010! I need a grant to help me with decorating my house
I need grants I got financial problemÂ
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Help with driving lessons/finding instructor?
Hi Everybody, I neee to get driving by September to get my eldest daughter to school in a different town, while my partner takes our youngest to her more local school. But I don't want to go through the Motability scheme. We already have a suitable vehicle, my partner drives, and I've been told we must sign up for a…
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Who's liable for rent arrears?
Basically i was with my ex in council house my relationship broke down he left but he was main tenant i was **** tenant he left me in rent arrers so anyway i got took to court and was liable for paying rent on it after he left but then i left property whos liable for rent arrersÂ
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Need to downsize
I need to downsize from a 2 bed flat 1st floor to a 1 bed ground floor in chilwell
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London with a wheelchair
I (78) will be visiting my son in London for 2 weeks in late March. I can only walk about two blocks, and have chronic fatigue, so if I go up a few flights of stairs, I am finished for the morning. My fully mobile wife (72) will be along. We are staying at a hotel at Chalkfarms Tube stop. My choices: mostly hangout at the…
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Not so good my new sling got use just for me
I was so embarrassed that I had a full tonight due to my arthritis in both knees and hip , the carers came in with my new sling that helps me get off the floor , the thing that I didn't like was that one had be been measure just for me due to me putting some weight on, i was so in embarrassed when they come to get me of…
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Help/advice
Hi im hoping this is ok to ask. I live in a housing association ground floor flat. Did a mutual exchange 3 years ago. My gas meter is pre paid and where it is postioned i have to get a member of my family to check balance and top up. I have tried to get smart meteres and have been told i cant have them due to where the…
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Driving as a disabled person
A big thank you to @Poppy_ for her guest blog and for sharing her experiences about driving as a disabled person. Please feel free to comment below and ask any questions/share your experiences too. Driving as a disabled person I am learning to drive, like most people, however learning to drive as a disabled person is more…
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can i remortgage while on benefits
I have had a letter today to say that our mortgage is being moved to another company. we have been with them for 15 years. our rate sadly is 5.13. when we got the mortgage i was working but now i am on PIP etc and my wife who is 65 retires in six months. We have 9 years left and the mortgage has been transfered to someone…
