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How to report Disability hate comments in Daily Mail?
Hi guys There is a disability hate comment in Daily mail website from RodentAirbusBounce, Bournemouth, United Kingdom https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14826699/Benefits-bill-rise-18billion-YEAR-without-reform.html it seems realy bad comment, worse I ever seen. I am not sure if I can repeat it here. How to report…
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New Bill To Change Disability Benefits
Here is information about the new bill that is going to change disability benefits. Scope will update it with any further news we get about the bill. What you need to know about the new bill to change disability benefits. | Disability charity Scope UK
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Participants needed!
Are you physically disabled? If so, please consider taking time to be a participant for this research project. Attached is a QR code which will ask you some questions and if you are eligible and happy to be interviewed that would be appreciated to contribute to physically disabled daily lives. Thank you for your…
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Beware of scams and misleading headlines! No new cost of living payments are planned for this year
Hi everyone, We've had a few posts now asking whether there are new cost of living payments coming out. The amount advertised is usually between £450 - £750. Sometimes they are reporting it is a cost of living payment, sometimes it is advertised as a 'boost' to specific benefits. These are not true. There are no new cost…
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British Power Hockey League finale!
Come along and watch the very best power hockey players Britain has to offer in what promises to be a fast-paced finale weekend for the 2025 British Power Hockey League! Cardiff City Foundation, Marton Furness (near Middlesbrough), and two team from Greenbank in Liverpool (the Bears and the Spartans) will face off to see…
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We need to carry on, not give up campaigning. Never give up to retain our welfare rights
My understanding is that we are at the 2nd Stage of consultation: green paper of the Welfare Reform Act. You can still write to your MP: Google ''FindyourMP UK'', and write to the media, be it TV, radio, social media, or the press. You may think all is lost, or not, but this not the time to succumb to cynicism and apathy.…
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Labour dominated Work and Pensions committee calls for Green Paper delay says WPC
Labour dominated Work and Pensions committee calls for Green Paper delay PUBLISHED: 22 MAY 2025 from our friends at B&W The influential, Labour dominated Commons Work and Pensions committee (WPC) has written to the government calling for it to delay any changes to personal independence payment (PIP) eligibility and…
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Government
I'm so sorry if I have upset anyone with my last post
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Spam on the community
Good afternoon, A big thank you to everyone who reported the spam posts today, your support in keeping the community safe is truly appreciated. We experienced a few issues on the site this morning, including disappearing navigation bars, but everything should (mostly) be back to normal. We’ll continue to monitor things…
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MS Awareness Week 2025
MS Awareness Week 2025 28 April to 4 May marks Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness week. MS affects over 150,000 people in the UK, but like many conditions, it's not always easy to talk about it. That's why this year's theme is 'MS Conversations'. Many different MS charities and organisations are coming together to encourage…
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Unable to respond/Post on threads
Dear Scope Admin, I believe others may have already reported this, but I wanted to highlight that the forum appears to have completely crashed. Comment boxes are no longer visible, and the “quote” function doesn’t seem to work when trying to reply to other members’ posts. After some trial and error, the only action I was…
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) & Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD) Awareness Month
May is EDS & HSD awareness month. What does it mean to me? I had had problems since being a teenager (tho my Mum later told me she'd taken me to our GP when I was about 9; his diagnosis 'growing pains'). I don't think I thought much about the problems I had as they were just a part of me tho my Mum said don't mention these…
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Research Project on Music Listening and Psychosis
(Please delete if not appropriate) My name is Mark Rowles. I am a PhD student at the Royal College of Music in London conducting a project which explores the role of music listening in the lives of individuals who experience psychosis. I also have experience of caring for a loved one who has experienced psychosis for many…
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Advice and support about nurse training at university with disabilities
Hi, Looking for some help and advice …so I want to become a nurse with no qualifications. I am currently receiving UC and PIP. I feel as if I have all the odds stacked against me… I will be about 55 when I qualify I have ADHD/autism a bad back arthritis in my hip and the start of arthritis in my hands. Am I being…
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Open letter to the chancellor about benefits cuts and harms already caused
please sign and share https://sites.google.com/view/openletterdisabilitybenefits/home
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Limited capability for work
hi I’ve just had my assessment back and I have been awarded limited capability for work and work related activities,my concern is that my partner is going to be moving in with me soon and he earns a good wage that we won’t get any UC so does this me I will lose limited capability for work benefit?
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April is World Autism Acceptance Month!
Hey folks! Yes it's that time of year again where I like to help spread the good word of neurodiversity and acceptance by making a few discussions regarding autism. Autism Acceptance Month (WAAM) was previously known as "Autism Awareness Month" but due to pushback from the autistic community it's been renamed. As although…
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24th July 2024: new look coming to the online community
Hello everyone, We have some exciting updates to share with you! On 24th July 2024, we’re giving our online community a fresh new look. This update will bring an updated design that cleans a few things up and fixes a few lingering problems. What’s changing? A new home page design with a cleaner layout An updated category…
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One of our storytellers, Kevin, is talking about potential benefits cuts in The Guardian.
It's very exciting to see Kevin being interviewed in today's paper, talking about something that is important to each of us in the community. Read all about it here.
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Community charges
Having paid my community charges in full and on time I have just received a demand for£126 for February . Is this legal