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šØ Your voice is needed: Timms Review on PIP reform
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/call-for-public-views-to-improve-disability-benefit-for-millions šØ Right now, the government is working on future Personal Independence Payment (PIP) reform. This work is known as the Timms Review. And now it wants to know what disabled people think. It is collecting evidence on howā¦
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Is your comment not showing up? This may be why.
To help keep our community safe and supportive, weāve introduced a more careful keyword filter in line with the Online Safety Act 2023. This means that if a post contains certain flagged words, it wonāt appear straight away, but instead itāll be sent to our team for a quick review first. As we work 10am to 6pm, 7 days aā¦
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Flu Vaccination Reminder This Winteršš·
This is a reminder to protect yourself and those around you by getting your flu jab this autumn. The vaccine is free for people with learning disabilities and helps prevent severe illness, GP visits and hospitalisations. It's especially important for those with long-term conditions to stay healthy, even if they manageā¦
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New Feedback Process: Help us improve the community
New Feedback Process: Help us improve the community Weāre always working to make this community a safe, supportive, and welcoming space for everyone. Your feedback plays a big role in that. To make sure your thoughts are captured and reviewed efficiently, weāve set up a new feedback form. This helps us manage suggestions,ā¦
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Commonly used acronyms on the community.
Here on the community, many people will use acronyms when talking about various benefits, or conditions. I thought it could be useful to list many that are most commonly used. If you see any that aren't on the list, please feel free to mention them and we can add them to the list. AA - Attendance Allowance AP - Assessmentā¦
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Scope community accessibility statement
Scopeās commitment to website accessibility We are committed to making our website (www.forum.scope.org.uk) as accessible as possible. It is tested every 6 months. We want everyone to be able to use our site no matter what their impairments are, or what technologies they use. This is part of our An Equal Future strategy Weā¦
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Safeguarding: What to do if you are concerned about someone
Keeping our members safe At Scope, keeping our online community members safe is our top priority. This guide will help you understand what a safeguarding concern is and what to do if you're worried about someone. What is a safeguarding concern? In our online community, we can't see body language or hear tone of voice. Weā¦
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How-to guide: Mobile device or tablet
Creating an account To post on the online community, you will need to register an account through theĀ Register page. You can reach this page through a few different ways: Select theĀ Enter iconĀ in the top right corner of the screen, this will look like a tall rectangle with an arrow entering from its left side. This willā¦
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Introducing Scope's online community
What is Scopeās online community? Scopeās online community is a safe and welcoming online space where disabled people and their families can talk about the things that matter to them. Our members can browse our categories and create discussions or post comments to ask questions, make friends and share their experiences.ā¦
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How-to guide: Desktop PC
Creating an account To post on the online community, you will need to register an account through theĀ Register page. You can reach this page through a few different ways: Select theĀ Register buttonĀ in the top right corner of the screen. This will open theĀ Register page. On theĀ Home,Ā Recent DiscussionsĀ orĀ CategoriesĀ page,ā¦
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Reporting content
Reporting content Sometimes you'll read something that you think breaks ourĀ online community house rulesĀ and shouldn't be allowed on the online community, or perhaps you just think the Online Community Team should be told about it. To report content that concerns you: Scroll down to the reaction bar (at the bottom of theā¦
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Online Community House rules
Welcome We are a community connected by disability. Make friends, share experiences, get the advice you need and discuss what matters to you. Please note, you must be 18 or over to join and use the Scope online community. The online community is for peer-to-peer support andĀ is not intended as a source of medical orā¦
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Spam reference heating help
I just reported this to action fraud. just wanted to make others aware that it is a scam.
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Waiting a long time for an appt for Cardiologist
Was diagnosed with afib Dec 2025 haven't seen anyone apart for GP, i'm terrified of this condition and what has caused it. No answers and horrible medications thrown at me with awful side affects. My appt is 6 months away. Does anyone know how to get an earlier appt.
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Scope has been shortlisted for Charity of the Year by Slater and Gordon!
Scope has been shortlisted for Charity of the Year by Slater and Gordon! Slater and Gordon are aĀ leading national law firm. The charity of the year programme empowers their employees to get involved with the charity's mission and fundraising activities. This partnership would help us have the biggest possible impact inā¦
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Would you like to share your Online Community experience?
Hello lovely Online Community users, IāmĀ Sophie from Scopeās Stories team. We share lived experiences to raise awareness, influence change, and support Scopeās mission of disability equality. WeāreĀ looking for peopleĀ whoāveĀ had a positive experience on the Online Community and who may feel comfortable sharing it with us.ā¦
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Is it just me or is the text much smaller now when browsing the boards?
Like when browsing a board all of the topic titles seem to look quite a bit smaller than how they were, but once I'm in a topic then the text size is back to normal.
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Work lcwra
Hi,I have been on lwcra for nearly 12 months and still send fit notes to my employer.i received a letter for a meeting but didn't say why.first contact since may 2025. This was not a good time as my mum was end of life( 3hrs drive away)I emailed stating this had no reply back,can I resign from my job,?
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Am I forced to resign?
This discussion was created from comments split from: Would you like to share your Online Community experience? .
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Pip tribunal won
hello everyone, I want to tell you that I left a message from 2023 behind. now I would like to ask you and please help me because I can only resist. I had the court on September 24 and I won, at which I received a sheet from pip informing me that they cannot pay me, because they want to appeal the decision they made, canā¦
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Workwell Scheme
I wondering if this scheme is as supportive as it seems try work without fear being reassessed losing your suppprt. Elephant in room if not fit work will then be targeted for automatic reassessed under new rules from April lose extra money nothing clear what happens then wondering if anyone with knowledge on this may haveā¦
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Government Names Its New Disability Advisory Group
The Government has now announced the members of its new Disability Advisory Panel. See link:https://www.gov.uk/government/news/from-lived-experience-to-lasting-change-disability-advisory-panel-begins-work
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Help us to organise the advice and support section on Scope's website.
We are looking for people to take part in an activity which will be used to organise the advice and support section on Scope's website. The activity should take 10 to 15 minutes. People who complete the activity can enter their email address to be entered in a prize draw for a Ā£40 gift voucher. It is not a test and thereā¦
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Emergency Preparedness Phase One - The Foundation
This is the first of Six Phases of Emergency Preparedness, which is discussed in this thread: https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/139513/preparing-for-emergencies-and-catastrophes This phase has the following problems to work through to prepare for emergencies: EMERGENCY CONTACTS LIST: Create an emergency contact list ofā¦
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An apology for today's unexpected emails
We want to sincerely apologise for the large number of notification emails many of you have received or are continuing to receive today. While carrying out routine maintenance on the community, an error occurred that caused email notifications to be sent in bulk. This was not intended, and we fully understand howā¦
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LWRCA RECLAIM
Hi , so basically i am having to re claim Limited work capability , I was awarded the benefit couple of months ago . I went on holiday for a meditation retreat , but got closed since I was there 6 weeks . However I didnāt know your claim gets closed when your on holiday over a month , with that being said my disabilityā¦
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Our Place January 2026 Timetable
'Our Place' is a community hub based in London, Fulham, that is led by and for Disabled people. They offer a wide range of peer-led activities to suit many interests. It is a lovely, welcoming space, and we would love to see you there! Address: Our Place (Action on Disability)/Normand Croft School, Lillie Road, SW6 7SRā¦
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Our friend and colleague Albus (Upsetting content)
Hello everyone, I am writing to share some very sad news about our colleague and friend @Albus_Scope Unfortunately, following a short illness, Albus passed away very suddenly late last week. Albus was part of the community team for the past two years and cared so deeply about the community and all of you. I know he made aā¦
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Notifications
I have the box ticked to get a notification in my account (not email) when someone āmentionsā me. This used to include a direct mention i.e. @(name) but also if someone quoted me. Now itās not doing it when someone quotes; only a direct mention. I find this is awkward because more often than not people quote my post but Iā¦
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Naidex 2026 - Birmingham & Naidex South - Farnbourough
https://www.naidex.co.uk/news-article/naidex-unveils-bold-new-look-for-2026-and-expands-with-two-major-new-launches?utm_campaign=16864529-Naidex%20Marketing%202026&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=391782099&utm_content=391782099&utm_source=hs_email
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Come and Join Our International Day of Disabled People Online Event!
Join us on 1 December for Scopeās 17th members event! Together, weāll mark the International Day of Disabled People by celebrating the power of lived experience and the leadership of disabled people. Our speakers will share what transforming attitudes means within their own communities ā exploring how disability intersectsā¦
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Benefits
Hi Everyone, Im hoping to get some advice about benefits. Im claiming carers allowance as im a full time carer for my daughter, im getting carers allowance and universal credit. I've been diagnosed with fibromyalgia this year and I have depression, ive been told to claim pip and tell uc,but im not sure how or what toā¦
