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What are your concerns about a potential Digital ID?
There's been some talk on the community regarding the governments potential plans to roll out a digital ID and this is something we're keen to get your feedback on. As everything is a hypothetical right now, we won't be answering any questions, as no one really knows right now and there are no actual plans in place. But…
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Flu Vaccination Reminder This Winter💉😷
This is a reminder to protect yourself and those around you by getting your flu jab this autumn. The vaccine is free for people with learning disabilities and helps prevent severe illness, GP visits and hospitalisations. It's especially important for those with long-term conditions to stay healthy, even if they manage…
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Single Work Capability Form WCA50 for UC and ESA launching 24th November
The DWP are launching a single form to assess work capability from the 24th November. This will replace the UC50 and ESA50, however, these forms are still going to be accepted for a significant period of time. They have done this to make things simpler and have changed the form to improve accessibility and make the wording…
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Meet the 3Spoonies Podcast!🥄🤩🎤
The 3Spoonies Podcast is a UK-based show hosted by the dynamic trio Karen, Claire, and Jo. Three disabled and chronically ill entrepreneurs who talk candidly on living and thriving with limited energy, neurodivergence, chronic illness, and disability. If you're on the hunt for down to earth chats about juggling a business…
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❌Anti Bullying Week – Information and Support for Parents and Carers of Disabled Children❌
We are in the middle of Anti-Bullying Week and this years theme is “Power for Good” which a is a powerful reminder that we all have the ability to make a positive difference. Supporting a disabled child who is experiencing bullying can be particularly challenging, but you are not alone. I hope this post provides support,…
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🔥 Stay Toasty for Less: Budget-Friendly Winter Readiness Guide 🔥
Over the coming weeks I'm going to be exploring a number of areas such-as keeping warm, cost savings, energy efficiency and support available. Heating spaces covers 65% of our overall energy use in the home so I’m going to begin by focusing on this area. Heat loss in the home There are 5 main places in which heat is lost:…
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We Need Your Help! What's Your Experience With Motability?🚗
There’s been some news over the weekend about potential Government changes to the Motability scheme including things like cutting VAT exemptions, changing the types of vehicles available and possibly tightening who is eligible. As these discussions continue, we’ve been asked to feed in insights from people who actually use…
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We'd love your input! Working in the finance sector
We’re exploring the barriers that disabled people face when it comes to employment, especially within the finance sector, where disabled people remain under-represented. We’d really appreciate hearing your thoughts on the following: Have you ever considered a job or career in the finance sector? What barriers do you think…
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Exciting News🤩Help Us Become Sanctuary's Charity of the Year!🤩
We have some exciting news to share…..Scope has been shortlisted to become Sanctuary's Charity of the Year!!😄 Sanctuary is a national housing provider with 14,000 employees spread across the UK, and this is a huge opportunity for us. A successful partnership would mean vital fundraising and awareness-raising to support our…
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FIDELIO Project Falling in the lives of adults with Cerebral Palsy
FIDELIO Project Falling in the lives of adults with Cerebral Palsy: Taking action to prevent, manage, and support through the life course Can you help the University of Nottingham and Scope? Purpose of the study is to collect information about: Why adults with cerebral palsy fall, trip, stumble – from standing, from a…
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PIP help please
I went to tribunal back in 2023 and won the appeal they said it was awarded to me based on my mental health I was awarded enhanced living and mobility. I was in abusive relationship which I left and suffered a miscarriage due to the abuse. I was also assaulted. This was over a period of a long time so it really affected me…
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Post a random pic
Post any picture that you find interesting, amusing, cool, weird, etc, here. It doesn't have to be a picture you've taken, it can be a picture you found anywhere.
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PiP backpay and uc
Hi If you get a back payment from pip for just over a grand, does it affect uc? Do you need to notify uc of this? Thanks
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Happy thoughts - No Doom and Gloom
I thought it might be a good idea, to have a thread on the positive things in our lives! My greatest joy in life can be found in the shape of an 18.5 kg bundle of Staffy affection. He really makes a positive difference to my life.
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LCWRA
Hello could anyone explain or help me please? I provided UC with a fit note on the 12/07/25 then another on the 04/08/25 (valid for 6 months) I went for an assessment on 13/10/25 and the decision was made on the 20/10/25 (I know it was rather quick) The letter of confirmation isn't giving me much to go off. If I was to…
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Hi, my name is LynneMarie123!
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Assessment period
Sorry to sound stupid, But as I will be getting my new style esa and uc beginning of December. Which for me is every 2 weeks with uc as well. Do you have to let uc know how much you have in your account each month if its below £6000. After you get the benefit, Also say someone gives you money as a gift say Christmas and…
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Struggling to get my doctors to take my condition seriously
I’m looking for someone who can help me with a situation concerning my condition and not getting anywhere towards a proper diagnosis and treatment plan. Back in 2016 I had an injury from a bad fall in which I landed down hard on my tailbone / bum. The pain did not go away with rest and my symptoms were sever pain around my…
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Autistic tween won't clean teeth
Hello! I can guess what you're thinking… does any tween clean their teeth willingly?! My son is 12 and has recently stopped cleaning his teeth. I wondered if anyone has any tips? He understands why he should; the dentist has shown him that he's not doing it properly and we remind him morning and night. I've suggested that…
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Hi, my name is Mrs!
hi can anyone advise me please.i currently live in 2 bedroom bungalow that has no wheelchair access at front when i moved here 10 yrs ago we had to be disabled to get one.obviously my health over 10 yrs as got worse I’m on morphine now etc.an OT refused a ramp at the back rear garden and my back gate opens onto a grass…
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Unemployment Insurance
This discussion was created from comments split from: Single Work Capability Form WCA50 for UC and ESA launching 24th November.
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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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Word Association Game
I think it's fun how some of our threads can go from topic to topic and end up somewhere completely different. If I write a word, the next poster writes the first word that comes into their heads- keeping it as clean as per any forum rules. So if I put dog, someone might say cat or walk. And so on....... First word is Cake
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Received a lot of monetary gifts, will I be alright with UC review?
I'm on UC and PIP, and have been struggling financially. I made some friends online who, for the past year, have periodically sent me small amounts of money through paypal. This has been multipe people, sending me amounts like £20, £50, £100 or sometimes random amounts like £125.67 if they're in another country, due to…
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Work and LCWRA
Hello my son gets UC & LCWRA. If he applies for a job does he need to tell UC or If he gets an interview ? Obviously if he gets the job if he applied for one he would tell them but would they take the LCWRA away straight away or what would happen ? Thank you
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ADHD Autism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuNCL7spFNs 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…
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Counting sheep game: are Admin awake?
A variation of @66Mustang ' s famous counting gameHow many sheep can we count before Admin realise? We'll probably do well in the night time.....so starting from 1 & always adding the word 'sheep,' or the next person has to repeat the last number. Admin can restart the game if they're 'awake!' I'll start with1 sheep
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Hi, my name is Daz1980!
Hi , I'm on here in super advanced time, over my pip award that I've been awarded for about 17 years now, it runs out in September 2027, but I'm having to be reassessed in September 2026. Every reassessment I've had fill out has aloud me to be awarded the enhanced award for both parts. I'm worried now because I've been…
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Labour authoritarian move against us
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/protection-failure-in-dwps-fraud-and-error-bill-risks-further-tragic-deaths-mps-warn/ This is scary
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ESA MIGRATION to ESA
High all . Hope all hope your all well. Went to do my UC MIGRATION TODAY. The adviser in my view was not competent first she said that out of date passport is not valid. Then she said it is. Then I asked her about utility bill . Letter from LL SHE SAID MAY BE . Then she said that I would be getting the same transitional…
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👻 Name a spooky film using the last letter of the previous spooky film. 🧛♂️
Well as the spookiness is starting to appear on the community, I thought it'd be time to break out a well loved game, but with a spooky twist! Usual rules apply, think of a spooky film that starts with the last letter of the previous title. To start with, it has to be… HALLOWEEN! 🎃
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Moving
I’m moving in partners house in march both on universal credit I get paid 23rd of each month she gets paid 13 th and 27th what date would be best to move in at?
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Final statement EHCP. Confusion about terms.
Hi there. Just received the final statement for EHCP for my 4 year old who started main stream Primary 1 in September past. She was referred for this by nursery who noticed she was behind her peers and with further assessment from an Educational Psychologist who agreed. She has no official diagnosis but she is awaiting…
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UC Review and Capital
Hi Everyone, I have my review coming up and wanted to know What was you experience like with UCR team calculating your capital? In one of the months I submitted the amount across mine and my partners bank accounts was £6500 but that was before rent was paid and all other bills. (I had just been paid the week before and had…
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PIP review form - is it worth sending by recorded or special delivery?
Hi there, I want to send my PIP review form back. It states on the form that it does not need to be sent by recorded or special delivery as it may take longer to return to them!?! I want to send it recorded in case it gets lost and the fact that it needs to be there by next Wed. There has already been two extentions of…
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Loss of pip
Hi , can anyone tell me, if my enhanced pip for both parts ends 2027, but I am being reassessed in September 2026, will the assignment form in September 2026 be the same form that is being used now? Our will it be the new style form that is meant to be rolled out November 2026? Thanks Darren
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Need some encouragement, and any other support vectors
I am in a really rough spot. Life this year has been so difficult that i have almost died due to refeeding as i was unable to feed myself, which doing so has subsequentially put me in debt (food deliveries) and an even more fragile state. In which i also got a chest infection that sent me into hospital. As i am recovering…
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Memories
What are memories ? Abstracts of a place a time become a story of how it used to be sometimes I forget ive had a life I get caught in hours of ruminating a constant loop in my head songs voice not nice ones at that a constant kick in my stomach of anxiety today I listened to music and tried to remember a time I was ever…
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pip call - Entitled to backpay?
hi i had a phonecall from dwp as i put a mandatory reconsideration in as i was only awarded 6 points on dl and 4 points on mobility, this was a review of my pip where i had previously had standard dl and enhanced mobility. i have been waiting roughly 12 weeks and received a letter stating they now have enough medical…
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DWP Contact
Does anyone know if the department for work and pensions (dwp) have email addresses for claimants' to contact them? I've tried calling their contact numbers: employment support allowance (ESA)…on hold and waiting for 12 minutes to speak to an agent… personal independence payment…on hold and waiting for 25 minutes to speak…
