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Dennis1960
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HI ,LIKE MANY OTHERS I HAVE READ ABOUT I HAVE BEEN PUT INTO A STUDY GROUP AND HAVE BEEN FOR THREE YEARS NOW. THIS MEANS YOU GET NO HELP WITH PRESCRIPTIONS,DENTAL OR GLASSES AND NO HELP WITH TRAVEL ALL BECAUSE YOU WORKED HARD AND PAID YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS.CONTRIBUTION BASED ESA SHOULD STOP AFTER ONE YEAR BUT THEY STICK YOU INTO AN UNKNOWN STUDY GROUP SO YOU CANT GET THE HELP YOU NEED,I HAVE JUST HAD TO PAY £180 FOR TABLETS I NEED TO KEEP ME BREATHING IT,S JUST A SCAM TO SAVE MONEY AND IS ALL WRONG
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Hi Dennis and welcome
Please don't post in capitals, it makes it hard to read
Do you mean Support Group for ?
Can you tell us a little more ?
Do you live alone ?
You might qualify for an IR top up depending on your financial circumstances
Do you get PIP ?
If you are on a low income have you applied for an HC2 cert ?
https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-low-income-scheme/hc2-certificates-full-help-health-costs
Sorry for all the quetions, but the more we know the better we can help
CR
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