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Ask your MP to act!
Our new Disability Price Tag report shows disabled households now need, on average, an £1,010 extra each month, just to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households. After 3 years of high bills without the right support, disabled people and their families are beyond breaking point. We need the Government to:…
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Pride in Practice needs your help! Have your say in the future of LGBTQ+ healthcare.
LGBT foundation is seeking responses to their Pride in Practice primary care patient survey. The object of this survey is to collect data on LGBTQ+ patient experiences in primary care, be that at GP practices, dental practices, pharmacies, or optometry services. If the QR code doesn't work, or you don't have access to your…
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Black, Brown and Dual-Heritage autistic women are invited to take part in autistic-led research
Black, Brown and Dual-Heritage autistic women living in England are invited to take part in autistic-led research by the University of Brighton. About: The research is about understanding global majority (Black, Brown and Dual-Heritage) autistic women’s experiences of healthcare, in England through poetry. Who: Global…
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What do you think of my DIY Halloween candles? 🎃
With spooky season coming up, anyone who loves a bit of DIY, these are the Halloween candles I made 🎃. I used pipe insulation foam tubes, as they were cheaper to find that pool noodles. It depends where you live as to what is the cheapest. A glue gun to create dripping wax. Battery operated tea lights. Spray paint and…
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What should assembly members focus on most
Last night we had an assembly meeting and discussed brand refresh, disabled badges, reasonable adjustments at work, getting into work and benefits which one would you consider the most important to you and I will bring it back to the next meeting in April?
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Help to find advocote solistor to help me write to obusman urgently got 7 days to hold things up to
I have complex needs. I self funded a care home in Wales (moved back to england) I need to compan about the service to ombudsman direct. But I need help. I am autisic under educated low iq. And wheelchair user and many health needs and comunication can go off topic according to social worker. I complaint to care home no…
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The Great British Bake Off- Looking for Star Bakers!
Applications for the next series of THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF are NOW OPEN! Are you a star baker in the making and have a passion for baking? Have you ever wanted to lay your oven gloves on a place in the famous white tent? Are you fabulous with flavours? Wonderful with a whisk and inventive with ingredients? We want our…
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What do you want from Scope?
This discussion was created from comments split from: What do families want from Scope?.
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Purpl Discounts
Hello, I just came across purpldiscounts.com and wondered if anyone had heard of it/use it? Apparently you can get discounts as a disabled person, I saw some as much as 20%.
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New government, new sactions, new stress.
Good morning all. (I hope this is allowed) I retired from working around 10 years ago, like many on here with mental health issues my head just caved in one day and thankfully my wife of 20+ years was there as a rock for me. Without going into too much details again "Like many" poor souls my mental health comes from from…
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wikiScope
or WikiScope? A new category or a static page listing all the benefits abbreviations for readers?
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STEPHEN TIMMS IS A GOOD ACTOR!
Being a Christian does not make him a good guy. Iain Duncan Smith is a Roman Catholic but so what? They are both familiar with DWP operations. Both argued for and voted for the dreadful 2016 welfare reforms. Stephen Timms vowed in 2015 to help those claimants "abandoned in the Support Group" which is what he is now doing.…
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Hi, my name is shellb14!
due to up and coming changes could people fight to get it until the date it’s granted , make me mad how government get there allowances for this that and the other yet cut people’s money who really need it. They don’t have expensive cut ! Prime minister taking his wife over seas !! Shouldn’t be happening it’s his job not…
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Share your experience and shape the future of cancer research
Share your experience and shape the future of cancer research! Join our 2-hour session for young people with a lived experience of cancer between the ages of 16-39 years, to discuss how to encourage greater involvement of young people in cancer research and how we can make research more inclusive. Why participate? Connect…
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Nominate now for the Scope Awards
Is your organisation doing great work to promote disability equality? Or do you know a group or individual who is making a real difference? Then nominate them in the Scope Awards. Our annual Awards celebrate the people and organisations who are working to end disability inequality. This year, we’re encouraging your…
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Review on Trustpilot. New site
I have put my thoughts on the forum on Trustpilot, since I do not think they would last five minutes here. A copy has gone to Scope. I have valid points and I expect to be heard, not told to stop being a little silly and go and play a nice game. Just put what you had for breakfast, dear. Adults are not to be addressed as…
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Hi, my name is HSCOPE! I am conducting research into the wellbeing of family carers.
Do you support or know someone who supports a family member who is a young offender or who engages in offending-related behaviour that challenges with intellectual and developmental disabilities? Are you a family carer (parents, siblings, grandparents) of a young adult between the age of 18-35 with intellectual and…
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Chuckle
Had ro laugh The dwp giving out payments for Christmas you don't have to apply it will be automatically sent I cant wait ! That's a pint of milk sorted been the same payment since 1972 I'd rather them not give and put towards winter fuel payments but I'm sure that wouldn't be enough it's killing me the thought of someone…
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Every. Morning.
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Job Centre staff
I've encountered two alcoholics working for the DWP during these years of unreasonable requirements and conditionality, one being a recent 'work coach' who wanted me to stop living in the past and forget about the successful Tribunal hearing they failed to upload onto the system 10+ years ago.. 🙄 I may just be allergic to…
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Same. Old. Same. Old.
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