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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…
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Monthly outgoing
Does a regular monthly outgoing payment of £180 matter to U.C? Will they care what I'm spending on?
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Call with E-On Next/ Paylink
Hi All, Recently I've had to apply for help with my energy bills as E-On have decided to increase my monthly bill to £176. I filled out a form with Paylink and they've asked me to call them (another discussion for another day but I tried to get them to contact me by email as I struggle with phone calls but apparently it's…
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Managing sons money
I’m not sure if this is the right category for my question but it seems the closest! My son is 41 and dependent on me (and dad) for 24/7 support. He lives at home. I am the appointee for his benefits etc (PIP and ESA). We don’t have any sort of deputyship so as far as I’m aware don’t need to account for what he spends. We…
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Can anyone tell me the process of applying for council tax reduction
I have been on the Turn2Us website and it says that i would receive a reduction of £27 per week on my council tax. I am trying to find out what the process is. I have seen on my council website different forms but not sure which one applies to me. But, I would also like to know if anyone has gone through this process and…
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solar panel grants for pip recipient
hi All, i hope you are well. like most people i hope we have a new government in the near future, but on a seperate note, are there any grants for solar panels if you receive pip? i am in the east mids of england. thanks for your time. andy
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Debt relief orders, thoughts?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68669762 This could help a lot of people.
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Help with food when you have allergies?
I have a question about food banks I have allergies to numerousbthings that precludes me from using many of the useful tinned foods offered by food banks My funds are always stretched Isbthere anywhere i can go to get help with buying mainly fresh foods I am over 75 gluten dairy free also alletgic to tomatoes gem.lettuce…
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I live on a park home site. Is the site owner charging us too much for electricity?
I live on a park home site and I've read that the site owner should only be charging me business rates for my electricity, when actually he is charged us £0.36730 per unit this time and last time it was £0.144116 per unit and I feel this is a big jump. Is the site owner charging us to much.
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New cost of living
Hi is there any plans fir extra help due to be given this year for the cost of living?
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Warm home discount
Hi I have the warm home discount I’m 26 and live with my partner I’m severely disabled what does the £150 warm discount mean
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Cost of living Storytelling opportunity
Hi there! My name is Sophie and I work in the Scope Stories
team. We are currently working on a campaign about the cost of living for
disabled people. If you have
disability-related costs that are higher than average, such as energy bills
over £208 per month, we would be keen to hear from you. If you're interested in…
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Energy Ombudsman
So I've been fighting e.on next for a while, took it the ombudsman at Christmas and won, thought things had settled down again and it didn't so had to repeat the process. I have today found out that I have won! in a really big way too. E.on next tried to bully me into tripling my direct debits etc and tried to force meters…
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gap between old and new state pension
Hello, With the triple lock in place, state pensions will rise. I received my state pension some years ago and it is no where near the current new state pension. With my pension rise being less than the new state pension rise, each year, the gap between the two state pensions will grow. In 20 years time, hopefully still…
