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Drs are now telling people to buy their own meds!
Has anyone else been told by GPs etc. to buy over the counter meds in the past couple weeks I’ve been told to bug things like Vitamin D, Gaviscon and Iron by different medical practitioners. I have short bowel from many bowel resections due to Crohn’s disease I’ve been on Omeprazole for over 12 years I asked my Gastro…
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Alcohol taxes go up
Hoping to start a friendly discussion. - tax on a bottle of spirits has gone up by around £1 on average (depends on strength) - tax on wine has gone up around 50p (depends on strength) - tax on beer and cider from shops is up but not from the pub For a £16 bottle of spirits around £12 of it is tax. The spirit only actually…
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Food
If any one is struggling to get food in Morrison s supermarket do a service to your door for basic food bread milk you need to ring Morrisons customer services and then you pay when the food is delivered by card
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£150 cost of living payment
New details have been announced for this. If you’re in receipt of either of the following benefits. * Attendance Allowance * Constant Attendance Allowance * Disability Living Allowance for adults * Disability Living Allowance for children * Personal Independence Payment * Adult Disability Payment (in Scotland) * Child…
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Issues with Scottish Power
I received an E-mail from Scottish Power informing me that they were raising my direct debit by £72.35 to £193.25. I am £213 in credit and there was no right of reply. I have complained and now do not answer calls. I would advise people to avoid these charlatans who have been happy to sit on my savings. To add to my angst,…
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Unfairness
Hello, as being one of 2 people living in our house being disabled, I think it’s beyond belief just how much we are paying for everything that we need being so high in cost. My husband who is my carer has to go round nearly every shop in our area to try to find the best prices and deals. Right now I’m dreading winter, and…
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Cost of living worse?
During the pandemic and now there seems to be this general idea that it's easier for those on disability but as far as I can see it was worse. The 150 cost of living payment was worth a weeks worth of electric/gas for some. We need to keep warmer and there's odd little costs you don't think of that add to costs. Makes you…
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Pip cost of living payment still not received.
Hello my name is Angela, I’m in receipt of pip & universal credit, I’m just wondering if anyone else hasn’t received their £150 cost of living payment? I did receive the £326 cost of living payment, I’ve been under the impression I was due to get the £150 from 20th September (obviously I was awear of the delay) but as of…
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Hello
Just wantend to interact with some people and start a conversation
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Grants for care
Hi I am expected to pay £68.43 towards 24.5 hours care a week plus I pay a carer £70 for shopping twice a week & a deep clean of my bungalow, so was wondering if any one knows of any grants I can apply for to help pay for the care that I receive, thank you, Kenny.
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Duel fuel bills post 1/7/23.
Well yesterday I received a letter from my fuel provider telling me that as from the 1st July my estimated bills for the year will be just over £500 a year cheaper! Brilliant I thought only to read on in telling me that my current DD will not be changed! They point out that by paying more now in the summer I will not be in…
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Col
Hi I got uc cost of living and currently just got awarded pip backdated to December does that mean I'm entitled to the pip cost of living or do I just get the uc cost of living tha.ks
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Food prices: Have you changed what you eat?
Are you eating the same as you
were three years ago? According to latest figures
from the Office
for National Statistics (ONS), food and non-alcoholic drink
prices are rising faster than in the previous 45 years. There's uncertainty over how
we should best feed ourselves and our families. We’ve seen an increase
in food…
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Does PC entitle a single disabled 90 year old to free council tax?
Just asking is it worth her calling the council office to ask if she will get total council tax rebate now she is on PC ?
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Hi, my name is catfish69! Where will I get the COL payment?
Hi looking for a bit of help please. I have a mobility car through PIP, I'm wondering if the £150 cost of living payment will come to my bank or to the car company which I had the car from. TIA
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Gas & Electric Recommended Balance?
Hi everyone I wanted to ask what is the recommended balance to have in credit on Gas & Electric account? I pay monthly by Direct Debit and currently have a credit balance of £550, I read online it’s good to build up a strong credit balance during warmer months ready for higher use in winter. Octopus have said I can claim…
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Park home resident being charged 69p a unit for elec!
Parents live in a park home- elec/water bill gone from £145 to £380 and site owner now saying unit rate for elec is 69p! says the price cap has ended so gone up. Looking online at average business rates this 69p is double!. 69p seems very very expensive. Her neighbor has been round in tears and all residents are 65+...…
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150 disability payment
Hi I have a child with Autism and I receive PIP and tax credits Am I entitled to the 150 disability payment
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Hi, my name is yetiboo53! Struggling with cost of living.
My husband and I are just about hanging on for dear life. As soon as the money comes in it goes straight out on bills mortgage and food. The increase in the cost of food and energy prices has hit us hard. I don’t have a huge appetite and I am going through the menopause which helps keep the gas and food bills down but even…
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Mum 90 just got pension credit backdated from march will she get the COLP for 23/24
Just a query Mum is over 90 she had asked ages ago about PC and was told because she had a small private pension and some money in the bank for her funeral she was advised she would not get PC, but I said phone and ask as the rules may have changed as I did an online thing which said she was entitled, so Recently she…
