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Assurance Needed on Future Welfare Reforms
I was deeply disappointed to find out that my MP was among those who voted to cut the winter fuel allowance for pensioners. I have reached out to her via email to express my concerns. I urge others to also contact their MPs if they voted for this cut, to share their dissatisfaction and to raise concerns about potential…
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Winter Fuel Payments Stopped - Why Didn't They Just Make You Apply?
So the Government are trying to save money. Fair enough. Winter Fuel used to go to millions of rich pensioners who never needed it., So stopping them is maybe a good idea. However making it only available to those on Pension Credit was unfair to those who where maybe over the threshold by a few pounds. So to save all the…
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Breathtaking nerve
Just received a breezy email from the Labour Party of which for the moment I'm a member. It's about my subscription and breezily gives me the payment schedule for the coming year: £5.90 a month. There is no mention that it was previously as in last month £3.62. I have very thoroughly searched my email to see if anyone…
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Hi, my name is montyringo! I would like help with my water bill
I would like help with my water bill if possibly I currently not working and can't walk far
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University tuition fees
Hello Family, Hoping all is well with you and yours too. I am Mr Kennedy27, a mature law student looking for tuition fees top up. Could anyone guide me towards university grants and/or funding organisations? I have already got a maintenance loan which won't cover my term residency/rental. I will appreciate it if you could…
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Recent changes to the State Pension.
After the change of Government recently, I was curious about how much individuals would be entitled to. It is encouraging that the State Pension has increased for most people - subject to NI contributions. I was curious about my future entitlement based on today’s forecast. I contacted the Department of Pensions, but…
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Initial advice on Trusts
Hi, Apologies if this is the wrong place to post but trying to get some initial advice if setting up a vulnerable person trust may work, I am happy to pay for a trust to be drawn up but trying to understand if it could work I have 2 daughters both in receipt of PIP, and young adults, and I am lucky that I may be able to…
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LBBD Council
This discussion was created from comments split from: Means-testing PIP: frightened to death.
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Community Groceries - food co ops - not food banks
We've very lucky in Telford to have a Community Grocery which we tend to visit once a week. https://communitygrocery.org.uk/how-we-can-help/ They have stores dotted around the UK (although not everywhere) £5 annual membership gives you '£5 shops' which basically give you the equivalent of around £40 quids worth of…
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Were this to happen, there is a number of possible responses
Warning Labour will **** pensioners of their prescriptions and bus passes next (msn.com) The simplest, since people need their medication to stay alive, is a charge of attempted murder. I do not intend to be wiped out by this Reeves woman! Clickbait of course but to be prepared for the worst is to not be knocked out if it…
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Access to work grant
hello I haven’t been working for 8 years due to always in pain but I would like to know about access back to work does anyone know anything about this I would like to know thanks
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Mis-sent bank payment
To all who can help, I recently wanted to send money to a relative, but I accidentally sent it to a wrong bank account. I have contacted my bank who have said they will request it back, but that it can take a while - implying days to weeks. What can I do to reclaim my money if they cannot reclaim it - i.e. the recipient…
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Benefits and Holidays
Being invited abroad for a week with family. Am on UCredit and Pip. How will travel abroad affect these. Do I just need to let DWP know? Thankyou
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council tax reduction for mixed age couple with one being a pensioner
Hi, our council is as much help as Keir Starmer is to pensioners. I have contacted the council many times and they take weeks to respond and I am just about to give up. Our situation is. My wife is a pensioner but i have not reached pension age. My wife is on attendance allowance and full state pension. I receive full PIP…
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BBC pensions costing us £841million per year
Did you realise that Hugh Edwards is added to BBC's gold plated pension scheme which costs us tax payers £841million? / year? Can this be right?
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How to get more help
Im on pip and ESA and universal credit But still it's not enough to make ends meet Can I get any other benefits please help
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Energy compani
hi I am with eon next and I am wondering if is there any advice about a cheaper company? Thanks
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Hi, my name is dvdthomas85! How much do you contribute for your carers?
Hi I’m new and was hoping for some help I’ve recently been assessed and needs a cater to come in 4 days a week I’ve got a weekly budget of £234 and been told I will need to have a financial assessment to see how much I have to put too if anything I just wondered if anyone has experience if this and how much they…
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Inflation down to 2.3% - yeah ?
I see that the government claims that inflation is down to 2.3% this morning Convenient - for the next election ? Sorry - but frankly I don't believe it - everything is STILL going up at alarming rates ?
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Colostomy/ rectal stump and benefits
Hi all new here, I was just wondering if anybody on here that has a colostomy or crohns has experience with benefits assessments in relation to rectal stump mucus discarge and whether this counts as being unable to control bowels/ incontinence as any of you that has this knows is often uncontrollable and just well not very…
