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š„ Stay Toasty for Less: Budget-Friendly Winter Readiness Guide š„
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 Iām going to begin by focusing on this area. Heat loss in the home There are 5 main places in which heat is lost:ā¦
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Would you like to share your Online Community experience?
Hello lovely Online Community users, IāmĀ Sophie from Scopeās Stories team. We share lived experiences to raise awareness, influence change, and support Scopeās mission of disability equality. WeāreĀ looking for peopleĀ whoāveĀ had a positive experience on the Online Community and who may feel comfortable sharing it with us.ā¦
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New Funding to Support Independent Living for Older and Disabled People
Ā£50 million boost to help more people live independently at home The government has announced an extra Ā£50 million for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) in 2025ā26, helping around 5,000 more older and disabled people adapt their homes so they can live safely and independently. The funding supports vital home improvementsā¦
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A Better way to Understand Pain in Cerebral Palsy Study
How do adults with cerebral palsy experience and communicate pain? I'm Rebecca Taylor, a researcher at the University of Ulster, studying this important issue. Many individuals with CP struggle to express their pain, which can hinder their access to support and treatment. I'm seeking insights from adults with CP,ā¦
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ā”ļøStaying Warm This Winter: Key Financial Support Schemesā”ļø
Weāre now a month into the Winter Season. Itās no secret that the cost of keeping warm is substantially high, unaffordable for many individuals and families. I have summarised some Financial Support available from a number of places for low-income households. You may have heard of some of these already. Automaticallyā¦
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Cut the Costs, Not the Comfort: Smart Energy Tips That Can Save You Money!
If you were to apply just the changes with a Ā£ saving below, you could save around Ā£313 a year! Heating spaces Did you know the recommended temperature during cold weather is 21Ā°C (70Ā°F) in main areas and 18Ā°C (64Ā°F) in other rooms such as your bedroom. However, if you were to turn it down by just 1Ā°C when your room isā¦
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CP Sport Swimming Nationals are BACK šāāļø
Entries are now open for this year's event Date: Saturday 18th April 2026 Location: Alfreton Leisure Centre Church Street, Alfreton, DE55 7BD, Derbyshire, United Kingdom Time: 9am until 3:30pm (subject to change) Age: 10 + (as of 31/12/2026) Entry Deadline: Sunday 29 March 11:59pm Register today
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Health anxiety
Hello everyone I have constocondritis any tipsš¢Itās painful
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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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Reaching out
Hi, I was diagnosed with COVID October 2020 and within weeks of the effects staying with me, got the dreaded Long COVID diagnosis. Here I am 5 1/2 years later, still struggling daily and feeling like I'm getting worse, not better. No taste. No smell. Chronic aches and pains. SOB. Now being treated for COPD. Struggling withā¦
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LCWRA Backpay
Hi, Iāve been in LCW since June 2022 and was just awarded LCWRA. I sent in my reassessment forms in March 2024 with worsening conditions but no fit notes and no change of health on my UC account but only had the phone assessment in December 25. Found out last week they have awarded me LCWRA and have backdated it for aā¦
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How to find friends
I just want make some new friends and have some nice chat
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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 š sad as that is! Before that, it was anā¦
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Lee Anderson
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/reform%E2%80%99s-lee-anderson-lets-slip-his-contempt-for-claimants
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Realtionships
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If you could pick a mythical creature to be real, which one would you pick?
I'm talking your bigfoots, unicorns, dragons, perhaps the Loch Ness Monster. Anything from folklore or mythology too. Which mythical creature would you be most excited to see if it was a real thing? Nessie would be definitely be somewhere near the top for me. I'd love to say Pegasus but it would have to be only one. Iā¦
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I love my dog
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Psychiatrist report
Hi after my psych report I asked the gp if he could update my health notes to complex ptsd and not depression or anxiety so I am clear where I am in my journey . To be fair the depression and anxiety part of the report was fluffy but said I didn't display signs and was upbeat and positive . My gp has messaged me to say heā¦
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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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Virtual outings
I'm housebound and try to explore the world through what is available online. I take virtual walks, go to the theatre, attend interesting talks etc. Join in if you feel like it, or bring your own virtual day trip/night out recommendations.
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A - Z Topography
Anything goes: land, water, mountain, city, region. I'll start with Amsterdam
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friends
hi
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A to Z of songs
lets play A to Z of songs a angels by robbie williams
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Tips for Hiring a Personal Assistant
When the
times comes to hire a Personal Assistant (PA) it can seem like a very big task,
especially if this is something you have not done before. Essentially the role
of a PA in this instance is support a disabled person to live their life as
independently and fully as possible. What have
people said about having a PA?ā¦
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Will I lose the first 3 months of LCWRA if I've moved from LCW?
This discussion was created from comments split from: LCW to LCWRA.
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I am so down i lost my job through dismissal of health grounds
I lost my job due to not being well enough to continue working even though it was to do with a incident at work I complained about which made me mentally unwell and I had time off work thinking I could recover from it but my work just wanted me out. I havent got the energy to fight anymore I can barely function but I feelā¦
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Uc and non dependant earnings
Hi, my uc claim includes my 24 year old and a deduction is made. She also pays me 350 for bills food and travel. Is this allowed or is it classes as earnings for me
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Humour
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Pip and Aids.
If You need and use aids to help with your conditions for example, a Rollator given by physiotherapist, incontinence underwear, grab rails for shower, etc Do they consider each aid for whatever category they apply to and you gain points or would it just be one aid considered overall. My friend Jess uses the above and moreā¦
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30 Hours funded childcare question
Hello all, my first post here so I hope I am using the correct category. My apologies if this has been asked before. I am on LCWRA and my partner works, are we entitled to the 30 hours funded childcare? I am struggling to apply on the government website. I have read so many differing answers and would love a clear answerā¦
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A poem called cloudy skiesĀ
A poem called cloudy skies It means that it is dry, and cloudy skies. There is no surprise in those cloudy skies, as we look out of our windows it leaves us feeling motivated to go and do things we need to do. This is how our foe those cloudy skies make us feel. But we deal with whatever comes our way, and that's all Iā¦
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Something in your room
A little game I've played before, name an actual item you can see from where you are, beginning with the last letter of the item before. So if can see a 'television', so the next person has to name something they can see that begins with an 'n' as it is the last letter. My item: Chair
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Too sensitive to live
I'm realising that I am too sensitive to live in this world. I can't have normal relationships/friendships without catastrophic over thinking that either drives me mad or drives the other person mad meaning I'll lose them anyway at some point when I drive them away. I am currently looking after a friends pets whilstā¦
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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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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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Welcome to our new members
Hello to some of our newest members: @BingeWhisker, @maz85, @debleew, @jwalker224, @Minelabypy, @KGawinski, @whattoputhere, @Zallouy, @Sarah8712, @cuttlefish, @Jacow, @parjad, @honeybun, @Mummum, @pack21, @gazgaz, @Ronkins, @carol_w, @Macciesm, @Jaysowhat, @Justy1977, @bigman779, and @KailaDrill! I've seen a few of youā¦
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Worst and Best Advert
Which is your worst or best advert on tv. One thing I do hate, is watching a feel good program or movie only to be interrupted by a certain health advert saying one in two people will die with this illness. That was from one four before the pandemic. Then the best, is the Hamster in the cage ad. I used to like the creatureā¦
