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It is Disability Pride Month 2026!
It is Disability Pride Month. Disability Pride Month is about recognising disabled people as a community with our own history, identity and rights. It is not about pretending disability is always easy or asking people to celebrate pain or exclusion. It is about rejecting shame, challenging ableism, and making sure disabled…
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Disability Pride Event – Leeds
Scope Leeds Community Hub invites you to join us for an event to mark Disability Pride Month and celebrate our talented, resilient and diverse community 💜 Disability Pride Month is a time to celebrate disabled identity — and to shine a light on the barriers that still exist. This uplifting event brings people together to…
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Beat the heat - Tips on staying cool
With the UK about to go through a heatwave, I thought it would be good if we could share some tips on how we all stay cool. Here are some tips on how to handle the heat effectively: Trap the Cool Air: Keep windows, curtains, and blinds closed during the hottest parts of the day. Only open them in the early morning or late…
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Work without barriers - Support our new campaign
Disabled people who can and want to work are being held back. Not because they cannot do the work, but because work is failing them. Too often, rights to adjustments are ignored. Workplaces are inaccessible, and outdated attitudes mean disabled people are undervalued and overlooked. It does not have to be this way. 2 years…
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Bank Notes
Who do you think deserves to be put on the back of a bank note after they pass away of course? Mine would be David Attenborough and Michael Caine.
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The Timm's Review and Pip/mental health conditions
Can I ask what other people's opinions are on this? Did pat mcfadden state that all people with mental health conditions would have pip payments stopped in the Timm's Review? Or is there differentiating between mental health conditions. Severe depression can affect people's lives greatly and be very debilitating. He seems…
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Should kids be allowed to see 18 rated movies?
I don't have permission to do Polls (Mods?) but I thought I'd ask.. I remember back in 1989 when the original Robocop came out on VHS, it was 18 rated (for obvious reasons), and I was about 13 at the time and someone brought the video into school and lent it us. Watched it and wasn't scared at all, on the contrary I was…
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ESA Payment Late
I’ve been claiming Income-Related ESA since 2017, and I’m in the support group. My fortnightly payment has until now always gone in at 00:01 on Wednesday at the latest, often as early as 23:59 on Tuesday, but I haven’t received it today. The only thing that’s changed is that I’ve just been awarded Adult Disability Payment…
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Hi, my name is Pablo1073!
Hi everyone, my ESA hasn't arrived today & lve been claiming since 2014, lm going to ring the DWP coz l can't live on nothing
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So much for "Andy Burnham is pro Benefits"
"Speaking to the Times a day after Healey's resignation, Andy Burnham said alongside the 10-year approach to defence and security, there needed to be reform of public investment and procurement. He told the newspaper that this would reduce the welfare bill by bringing recipients into the workforce, ensuring more money was…
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The Assembly
I am in the middle of watching Stephen Fry being interviewed by a neurodivergent panel on ITV. I am finding it incredibly informative, I thoroughly recommend it.
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Appeal question
hello everyone i applied for pip but only received 6 points for Daily living and 4 for mobility I did a MR and provided further evidence and after speaking to a Decision maker confirmed that it still remains unchanged. He himself may have not been the original decision maker and said do an appeal and suggested that i may…
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World Cup Kickoff Thread
The World Cup finally kicks off this evening. We’ll be updating this discussion with news and chatter about the group stage games and then the knockout rounds as we progress. Will you be watching? What are your predictions?
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How is your day going?
A cold start to the day brr, how's your day going? I'm longing for a coffee but got a sleeping cat draped over me, pinching my body heat.
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Alphabetical flower game
I'll start withAster
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Autism in young girls question
Hi there, I am gathering some research for a children's picture book following a little girl who is on the Autism spectrum who loses her favourite wellies that she wears all day, every day. When she discovers they are missing, it is put to her that she may have to wear some different shoes, which creates a very stressful…
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🐶 Pets Corner 🐱
The online community team have decided we need more pictures of pets around here. They always make everyone smile so why not share them 😊 I'll start with my 2 very season-appropriate black cats, Princess Carolyn and Duchess Fuzzyface! And no, I can't tell them apart 😄 We can't wait to see your pet pictures!
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Advice about Child element UC College
My son in Sept 2025 started Btec Level 2 Business Studies and repeated Science GCSE in college. His last exam is 15th June 2026. The same college has given him conditional offer to study A levels in Sept 2026. Today i received a message in journal telling me that his element will end in june as the Btec was 1 year course…
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Pip extension
hi all hope everyone is well 😁 so my pip was due to end nov 25 had extension cus of backlogs to Nov 26 but I’m seeing loads of people have their award extended without review now for anything from 2 to 10 years cus of new rules. I am just wondering if mine isn’t done via this new system will it just be a case of still…
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ADHD Autism
Watching this podcast was like a "breath of fresh air" for me I felt this was a very good breakdown of what it feels like "when no one understands you" OR worse, you find it difficult to even understand yourself….🌞 After watching this I feel less alone with my thoughts and feelings and hope it may help others too💚 Sharing…
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Hi, my name is TomCornes1234!
Hi im a freind of thomas cornes im on here on behalf of him hes dyslexic, autistic and also suffers from anxiety he has been treated unfairly and discriminated and taken advantage off and he cant do nothing because of his disabilities ive come on here in the hope of finding some nice people who can help him out hes…
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CURRENT PIP EXTENSION LETTER WAVE - what length extension did you get given
so most of you already know that a wave of pip extension letters to current pip awards due for review started being sent out this month (June 2026). The majority seems to be 2 or 3 year extensions but I have read of some 4 year ones (which I presume are reserved for the 10yr rolling pip awards but if someone could confirm…
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Journal messages from UC!!
Has anyone else started receiving these messages from Job Centre that are on LCWRA. Would you like to have a chat about how I can help you? We can talk about how I can support you. And we can identify things you can do to help you take the next steps – but only when you’re ready to. For example, we can talk about: -…
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Had my pip assessment , requested the PA4 , no points awarded
I will keep my issues very brief , im still awaiting an autism assessment along with adhd and ocd after 5 years. Around 6 months ago i found out about right to choose and they said my assessment should be done within 9 months ( im now 6 months into the 9 ). I had to take 2 AQ50 tests 1 for nhs and 1 for right to choose -…
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Please someone help and advice me
Hi Everyone, I would like some advice. I had my PIP reward for over 4 years. This year I advice Pip to change to my health that I been diagnosed with ADHD. I had assessment and now they took everything away form me. I'm so devastated, could any one Advice what I can do!!! How ADHD make my health better now 😭😭😭. Thank you
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Holiday abroad with appointee lcwra
Hello everyone Im the appointee for my daughter She's on pip UC Lcwra .She's got mild autism and schizophrenia she is on medication and stable. We have got the opportunity of going to visit my mother her nana in Spain she moved over there a year ago . We would be only going for 6 days she cannot travel alone as didn't do…
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Going to Gladiators Series 4 at Utilita Arena 29.7.26
Above. It was confirmed by email first thing this morning (When I checked my Gmail account about an hour ago) that I've been allocated 2 free tickets for the above event. Yay!
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Mr Grievance Strikes Again.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jul/07/nigel-farage-reform-uk-donations-investigations-parliament-electoral-commission-defence-nato-keir-starmer-latest-news-updates
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Farage
Given up his seat ! Seems 5 million in gifts and crypo dealings caught up with him and we get our measly uc checked they should all be held accountable anyways Good Riddens !!
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The person below me
Make a guess about the next poster, the next poster responds to your guess answering if it's true or false and then makes their own guess about the next poster. For example: Poster 1- The poster below me hates cheese Poster 2- False, I love it and eat it every day! The person below me likes dancing
