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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…
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Pip call
So someone called me from pip on Sunday 18th June to say they had recived letter from tribunal and been awarded pip asked if I had been in prison , hospital ect and she said as you happy to have this money sent as it’s a large amount I said yes she said it takes 3-5 days so Wednesday or Thursday then said it needs to go…
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£150 Payment . Which bank account ?
Hi all ! Hope you're all doing well . Just a quick question really . I am due too get this £150 disability payment and I was just wondering which bank account would it be paid into ? My account I get pip Into or my account I get universal credit?. All other COL payments went into my uc bank account but I was wondering if…
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Disability Cost of Living
Hi guys, received the message of disability cost of living. Does everyone on pip receive it between the set dates as it said you ‘may’ receive. Am I over thinking it?
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Disability Cost of Living Payment
The £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment is due and those eligible can expect to be paid between 20 September and beginning of October 2022. Eligibility You must have received a payment (or later receive a payment) of one of these qualifying benefits for 25 May 2022: * Attendance Allowance * Constant Attendance Allowance…
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Money Problems
Hi! So while I wait for my PIP tribunal decision I’ve been really struggling with money due to the cost of living on top of my disability etc, I know there’s a chance that I won’t win the tribunal, hence I’m hoping people have money tips? Im kind of living on a knifes edge, getting by but I have £0 savings which really…
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I suppose its more than on topic?
The thing is we are all asked to look at ways to tighten our belts when it comes to spending and actually try to do without some things because of costs. But I wondered why there is this big drive to get disabled and sick people back to work earlier or retire later when they can't even find some one a job that is say 20…
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Smart pay as you go meter
Hi Our prepayment meter went faulty last week and an engineer came out to try and fix it but he said it does need to be replaced as it's gone so he said we had 2 options we can either have a traditional prepayment meter like the one we have now but we will have to pay for it as British gas don't get supply of them anymore…
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SCAM ALERT!
Today I have received a text from GV ADVICE "We believe you may be eligible to immediate cost
of living government grants please click on the link to find out more" They want you to pay £4 to find out if indeed you can get a grant. I have no idea how they got my number - only my family and relevant agencies have it. Please…
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Hi to all - Heating costs
I only put the Heating on like this morning when I go in the Shower as I was Really Cold. Then When I get dressed was Really Hot So I cannot win. We R managing with the gas & electic for now as put an extra £20.00 in to make sure we don't run out before need to put more money on. Sparklebright628
