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We Need Your Help! What's Your Experience With Motability?š
Thereās 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, weāve been asked to feed in insights from people who actually useā¦
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Our friend and colleague Albus (Upsetting content)
Hello everyone, I am writing to share some very sad news about our colleague and friend @Albus_Scope Unfortunately, following a short illness, Albus passed away very suddenly late last week. Albus was part of the community team for the past two years and cared so deeply about the community and all of you. I know he made aā¦
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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. Butā¦
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āļø Warm Home, Lower Bills: Winter Tips That Save āļø
I recently had an opportunity to complete some training with National Energy Action ā the UKās leading fuel poverty charity which provided some fantastic information on saving costs and keeping warm during the colder months. Iāve also spent some time understanding our very own Energy Support Team and learned thereās soā¦
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Barbara Stewart - Black History Month 2025š«
Part One - Black History Month 2025 Part Two - Claudia Jones Part Three - Ade Adepitan Barbara Stewart was born in 1956 and was a poet, audiovisual artist, performer and disability rights activist. She was also a poet and community activist and wrote about her experiences as a Black disabled woman in Britain. Her mostā¦
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World Menopause Day 2025
To mark World Menopause Day, our friend has written a very informative and helpful piece on menopause and cerebral palsy (CP). For many women with cerebral palsy, ageing can bring its own special challenges, particularly during menopause. āOften, they feel unprepared for the changes their bodies undergo during this time,ā¦
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Black History Month 2025āØ
Part Two - Claudia Jones Part Three - Ade Adepitan Part Four - Barbara Stewart October is Black History Month in the UK and this is a time to recognise, celebrate and reflect on the rich history, achievements and contributions of Black people across the country. Black History Month began in the United States in Februaryā¦
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Post Your Pigeon Photosšš
Hi everybody Weāve created this pigeon post for @Albus_Scope who always had the best pigeon stories and photos. I feel like pigeons were drawn to him and anytime I see one now, I will always think of him! Albus rescued poorly pigeons and helped them get back to health and able to go back into the wild so I think that showsā¦
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š«What to Do if You Suspect Your Child Has ADHD and the Diagnosis Pathway - ADHD Awareness Monthš«
Part One - What Is ADHD? If youāre starting to wonder whether your child might have ADHD, you're not alone. Many parents and carers find themselves asking questions when they notice their child is more inattentive, impulsive or active than others their age. This is why I have created this post which I hope will be helpfulā¦
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It's Bat Appreciation Month!
October is often called "Spooky season" by those on the internet, so it makes sense that one of natures creatures that is often linked to spookiness gets a month of their own. The beloved and often misunderstood bat. There are eighteen species of bat living in the UK (which is nearly a quarter of native mammal species) andā¦
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UK spying bank accounts: Eligibility Verification Measure
hi With the upcoming new bill giving the government more surveillance on welfare claimants, Iāve been trying to find any exact info on what are they proposing. Without much luck as some of it itās very vague. does anyone have any links on it, detailed law of the proposals etc, like: Eligibility Verification Measureā¦
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Hi, my name is Janx!
I believe that Housing benefit will cease to exist once on UC. The rent will be aid to you as part of your payment. Is there anyway of changing this, continue to pay the landlord direct? The landlord is a housing association.
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How is your day going?
A cold start to the day brr, how's your day going?Ā I'm longing for a coffee but got a sleeping cat draped over me, pinching my body heat.Ā
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Universal Credit and Work Coach ethics
I was left in tears and mental overload today after my new workcoach was rude, unfriendly and told me to go out and find a job. I am a man diagnosed with autism and have frequent 'mental overloads' in crowded places and recluse, unable to process conversations. I tried to tell her my problems but I couldnt speak as I wasā¦
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Very interesting Videos On Autism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gsKPcJ5RyU&t=404s I just wanted to send some great videos ive been watching on neurodiversity and just wanted to share with my neurodiverse and non neurodiverse fellow Scope buddiesā¦.š And yes, us neurodiverse people are indeed special in our own sparkly wayā¦ NOT Broken!!! Sharing is caringā¦
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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 CakeĀ
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The five letter game
So here's a new fun game for you all to try out. I've picked five letters. The next person has to make a sentence using just the five letters. Like this... T C B G F Next person replies with something like "This Could Be Great Fun" Then they leave another five letters. Got it? The first five letters are... W Y I M K
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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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Universal Credit Advances
Hello all. I am currently under extreme financial pressure and I am looking tinto trying to get help from Universal Credit. I had both a benefit transfer (Ā£393) advance (which I believe is available when you move to UC) and the budgeting advance of Ā£348 and I recently repaid back the latter so I could get a further loan. Iā¦
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Would you rather...
Answer the previous would you rather and then state another one (I learnt this one from a boring job I had, where we did this all day..). Would you ratherĀ have telekinesis (the ability to move things with your mind) or telepathy (the ability to read minds)?
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Song snake
since we are on the theme of songs I thought we could play a game of song snake where you name a song with the last letter of the song above. For example if the song was called Expresso the next song would start with the letter O someone can start I don't mind
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The Celebrity Name Game!
The aim of the game is to think of a Celebrity who's first name begins with the first letter of the previous celebrity's surname. For example, Adam Sandler. The next person would think of a celebrity beginning with S such as Simon Cowell, and so onā¦ So if we were to begin with Simon Cowell, the next celebrity name needs toā¦
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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
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Types of Meditation
@Rosie_Scope and @Kookee and I were talking about meditation in another thread, and I suggested that I start this thread so people can talk about the different types of meditation they've done. Just a disclaimer here that I am simply a meditation consumer - not an expert or advocate or therapist or specialist or anythingā¦
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Giving up on getting better and/or acceptance of disability?
Hi. I have peripheral neuropathy in my feet that started in 2011 and has been getting worse overall and since 2-1/2 years ago I can barely stand or walk. The reason for the neuropathy is due to many different illnesses and treatments of those illnesses. I'm really in a confused state between giving up on getting better andā¦
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Hi, my name is charmaine64!
Hello my name charmaine looking to get out and about any advice welcome
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Hi, my name is shazz666!
I don't understand anything about UC and I have had half ESA moved to UC and I have lost over 109 a week I have phoned and citizens advice phoned and they said I have lost 700 a month and I don't know why I get penalized by UC as they take the full amount of ESA off the payment and I have protection on it and still I haveā¦
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Mental health
One mental health worker I visited told me I have EUPD . I was also given medication to help anxiety too .
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š¶ Pets Corner š±
The online community team have decided we need more pictures of pets around here. They always make everyone smile so why not share them š I'll start with my 2 very season-appropriate black cats, Princess Carolyn and Duchess Fuzzyface! And no, I can't tell them apart š We can't wait to see your pet pictures!
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Having A Bad Day
I should have had a telephone appointment with my Consultant on the 15 October 2025 to discuss blood test results I had done the week before in clinic. They never phoned me I carried my phone round with me all day. On the 16 October 2025 I phone my consultants secretary to ask why? No response. Then today I got a letterā¦
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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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Celebrity Traitors
who on here has been watching celebrity traitors ?
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Social Security Scotland - ADP (Scheduled) Review
Hello everyone I am due to have a (scheduled) Review of my Adult Disability Payment (ADP) this month (after 2 years). I am trying to work out whether I should tick "no changes" or fill in a Change of Circumstances (CoC) form. I am seeing really conflicting advice on this. Some say the safest thing is to click "no change"ā¦
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Invisible Disability Week & Blogging about my CP
Hello everyone, I hope youāre all doing well I recently learned that itās Invisible Disabilities Week. Back in September, I finally plucked up the courage to start writing about my Cerebral Palsy in a blog. I wanted to share it with you all, but wasnāt sure how or when to do so. Iāve incorporated Invisible Disabilitiesā¦
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Review
I have just received a text from dwp(maximus) for a phone assessment 24 oct I have posted before along with others on timescales I sent back my forms in March, in September it was renewed for a year, roughly about 7 months for assessment My first award 2019 was for standard on both 2022 was standard daily(10pts!) enhancedā¦
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Esa
I was am in the middle of this and had a three way conversation with cab and ice. They agreed to identify me on phone. Tonight I receive test and at 2 pm tomorrow job center want me to verify me in person. I no longer drive, neighbor live abroad and no public transport here Ā£65 for taxi one way to ha. I take strongā¦
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Universal credit and critical illness cover
hi me and my husband receive uc , my husbands recently went onto Ssp of Ā£118 a week from a conditon through his work , wear and tear and waiting surgery for this .i get adp enhanced mobility and we have lwcra , child element and housing costs on our claim . He has a critical illness cover that he pays Ā£15 a month for andā¦
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Hi, my name is Grace_!
hello, I need some advice please. I just done appealing to tribunals and about week before done a new claim for the same illness and this claim is still insufficient. Rang up and wanted to close my second claim and been told by DWP that I am not allowed to close my second claim and if my mandatory reconsideration will beā¦
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My first trip as physically disabled
Hi! I'm scared and excited that in two weeks from today I'll be going on my first trip since becoming physically disabled 2-1/2 years ago. I've booked the hotel and train as well as a scooter. The hotel says I can take my scooter into my room. I'll take my own walker on the train, and they said to arrive half an hour earlyā¦
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pip question - has my PIP review started before it was due?
Hello I hope someone can help me. My pip is up for renewal in October 2025. I received the forms for renewal in Feb 2025 i filled them and sent them off in April. I received 2 general messages one saying "We have received your PIP review form. We may contact you for more information or you may need an assessment with aā¦
