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💜 Meet the Moderators 💜
We chat to you every day but you might not know much about us. So, we thought it was about time that we introduced ourselves! Name: Rachel Favourite film: Little Shop of Horrors Favourite song: Depends on the day! Currently it’s Wooden Houses - Elsinore Interests and hobbies: Music, Soviet bus stops, history, plane crash…
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I gave everything for her now ive lost everything for her
TW I'm currently sitting on the edge of my sofa bed at my parents' house in Cornwall, with tears in my eyes. Just a few days ago, I was in Glasgow, living with my partner of almost five years. We had been working on my website together. She was kissing me, telling me how proud she was of the progress I'd made. Later that…
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Triglav Glacier Dissappears
How can our leaders put this kind of news on the back burner? The last piece of ice from the glacier. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/27/slovenia-mourns-loss-glacier-highest-peak-scorching-summer
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Community Update: Changes Coming Next Monday
Hello everyone, We wanted to give you all a heads-up that next Monday, we’ll be introducing some changes to the look and layout of the community and I'll be sharing a few screenshots in the next comments. Many of you will have noticed that over recent months our current design has been experiencing various errors and…
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Computer gaming
If you like computer games try the Computer Gaming section
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What's the last thing you ate?
I'm sure we've had what's for breakfast, what's for lunch and what's for dinner before. But since some of those discussions have fallen inactive, let's combine them all and include everything in between! So tell me, what was the last thing you ate? For me, it's a Rennie antacid 😂 sad as that is! Before that, it was an…
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Timms Review on PIP - Interim Report (Links Included)
The Interim Report has been released this afternoon. I have added the main report links below: The Timms PIP Interim Report The Timms PIP Interim Report - Easy Read Timms Review: interim report - Large Print There are other supporting documents on the website which can be found here: Timms Review of Personal Independence…
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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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What made you smile today? 🌞
The title says it all! Doesn't have to be a big thing, just anything that made you smile. I'm dog sitting some very silly terriers for the next few days, so there have been plenty of laughs for me today. The way one of them huffs like an old man unless you give him scratches always makes me smile. What's one thing that…
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Pip
Independence Payment (PIP) appeal. They should have sent you a copy of their response in the post, unless their response is late and a judge has directed that the appeal can proceed without one. This is late as I alpied for pip the of January this year 2026 only score 2 points so appeal 1 then did MR then tribunal as they…
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What are you watching on Youtube right now?
I'm watching Phil v. Den Watts #1 EastEnders, 2003.
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Universal credit LCWRA review
it has been a few years now since I have received WRA on universal credit has anybody had a review since they have been put on the same
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What celebrity job do you look at and think I could do that?
I’m watching my way through all the Rob and Romesh Vs episodes and I’ve just finished the Superstar DJs episode and I’ve decided I could probably do that 😂 What celebrity job have you seen and think you could do if you had the chance?
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Totally stuck
I don't know what to do here. I might struggle to explain a bit a d i te d to go the long route so please bare with me. I have myolopathy (a crushed spinal cord in my neck) and it seems to have made it so listing things and sequences is near impossible. When I started losing the use of my arms my wife of 25 years decided I…
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To do list 'savings'
I wasn't aware this meant all the capital you have. They should specify that not just 'savings'. I've uploaded my savings account, but will they ask for my current account? They've accepted my fit notes and the appointee from the hospital to the job centre is going to fill in my wca and post it in the freepost they gave me…
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Anyone received PIP review form then got text saying complete?
I got sent a pip review forum at the beginning of September, sent that in, got a letter saying I needed a telephone interview had that about 1.5 weeks ago received a text on Thursday saying my pip review was complete. Logged into gov.uk proof of benefits website and happy to see my claim hasn't changed still getting…
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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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Received an accuracy letter from housing benefit
This discussion was created from comments split from: letter about full case review of HB.
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Universal Credit Statement Not Showing
Hello, My Universal Credit Statement is not showing on my account it always says it will be ready on the 3rd of the month but always shows on the 1st of the month even if the 1st is a weekend. I phoned this morning and the call handler said there was nothing on the system to say my payment had been delayed but it's still…
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How to get a reply from anyone
Back in April i told uc new housing costs then in Au I had message saying my rent cant be verified because HA name was not right even though I did it right i just missed the part in brackets like if it was scotland housing (and co) i just wrote scotland housing I had to redo it in Aug but since then ive heard nothign back…
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Milk in first
Went downstairs to make a cup of tea (more of a coffee drinker, if I’m honest so perhaps that explains why it happened!!) I must’ve been distracted though because I’ve only gone and put the milk in first before the kettle’s even finished boiling I know this is sacrilege to some but is it still drinkable?? I say yes!
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MR help
Hi all, Looking for opinions from anyone who has been through an MR, especially from 0 points. I had my PIP telephone assessment on 2 October and the decision gave me 0 points across everything. My conditions are Raynaud's in my hands and feet (constant, every day), loss of grip and feeling in my hands with RSI,…
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Hi, my name is Bobby44! Where can I find remote jobs?
Hello.i need help
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Claiming Universal Credit
I'm 28, living with parents. I recently finished masters. I want to claim Universal Credit but I want to know if this will impact on my parents Universal Credit and housing? I'm currently unemployed and seek only PIP….
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Halloween Video
Hello, so this ought to be different. We have a projector and we are thinking about projecting something on the blinds to be seen outside. For this reason nothing to detailed, no audio ( but we might use a blue tooth speaker ) so it might work. Black and white is good, colour if fine, live action maybe, cartoon would work…
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incorrect wage journel not helping
I had incorrect wage amounts on my UC (They had £15000 instead of £1500) resulting in zero payment I usually get £1000 UC. So it was notified on my journel , they then raised a dispute ( last month) . Wages slips were sent as proof and HRMC were to investigate. This afternoon I recieved this
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20 questions - famous places
What Famous Place am I thinking of? You have 20 questions between you all to guess. Questions can only be yes/no questions. Good Luck!
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energy bill
Its 1thing after another just got email through from energy company saying they changing monthly bill from 146 to 360£ how anyone meant to pay that?
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BUSINESS STARTUP GROUPS
Hi Folks Are you aware of any business start up groups and business mentors for disabled people? Thanks
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Brain Cancer
I haven't been on the forum for some time because of a couple of incidents over the past three years. I had a DBS implant, which helped me feel much better about myself. My wife and I began enjoying life again. We visited our relations on the Eastbourne coast, and on other days, we strolled along the promenade, taking in…
