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Puzzle Corner 🤔
I love puzzles and thought we should have a home for them on the community. Scroll through the comments to find the latest puzzle! 7 Oct
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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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💜 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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Young people living with cerebral palsy — we want to hear from you
💬 Young people living with cerebral palsy — we want to hear from you. Adults often talk about the experiences of young disabled people. Scope and the Cerebral Palsy Network want to make sure we’re listening directly to you. We’d love to hear your perspective on: 💜 How does fatigue actually feel for you? Not just being…
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Invite your MP to meet with Scope
Hi everyone 😊 It's Tori from the campaigns team here. I just wanted to share an action we set up recently. It allows you to easily invite your MP to meet with Scope during party conference season. Invite your MP to meet with Scope Enter your details. We’ll automatically identify who your MP is, and add the details you’ve…
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Scope and Cerebral Palsy Sport Inclusive Sports Festival
Try something new. Meet new people. Enjoy sport together! Scope and Cerebral Palsy Sport are teaming up for an Inclusive Sports Festival — and you’re invited! Join us for an afternoon of sport and activities in a friendly, supportive environment. Whether you already love sport or are trying it for the first time, come…
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Handed in notice
I handed in my notice in (qualified nurse - transplant coordinator) without a job lined up. I gave 10 weeks notice and I have 3 weeks left! I'm full of mixed emotions because I wish things could be different but I felt I had to break the cycle. It's a very stressful job but physically I was finding it too much with early…
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Council Tax Reduction and disregarded benefit backpayments – advice needed
Hello, I receive Universal Credit, ESA and PIP and have significant disabilities. My local council recently reassessed my Council Tax Reduction because of savings that include accumulated DWP benefit backpayments. I had previously supplied evidence from the DWP explaining these payments and their capital disregards. The…
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Housing Element/End of Tenancy/Arrears
Hello all - I need help = AGAIN! My tenancy ended on 20 September and just by chance, my landlord (a housing association) sold to another landlord (a group) and made official on 1st October. I am aware that payments due housing element payments are paid in arrears and my Universal Credit payments land on 19th of every…
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Pip
Hi my sons pip is due for renewel on 16th November. I sent his forms in on January the 13th. But as yet have not recieved a reply. Should i get in touch with them? I know they recieved his form becauce i rang them and asked them. Is this normal?
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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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Premier League Sweepstake 2026/27 - Discussion
The wait is over! The teams have been drawn and every participant has now been allocated their Premier League club for the 2026/27 season. A few reminders: Your team is yours for the whole season. No swaps, trades or transfer requests. No blaming the person who did the draw! Plenty of time for celebrations, complaints and…
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A to Z of places in the UK.
Aberdeen.
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Tell us your boring news
We had this one going a while back, so I thought we could have a revival! What's your boring news for the day? Have you bought a new brand of shampoo? Did you find a hole in your sock? Has your dog sneezed twice in a row? All news is good news. Here's mine for the day: This morning I put another row of grout reviver on my…
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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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Name an animal using the last letter of the previous post
Since the other thread about food and drink is doing so well, here is another one! All you have to do is name an animal which starts with the last letter of the previous post. For example: * Person 1- Cat (ends with T) * Person 2- Tortoise (ends with E) * Person 3- Elephant (ends with T) I'll start. Dog!
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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 rather have telekinesis (the ability to move things with your mind) or telepathy (the ability to read minds)?
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The Fictional Character Name Game!
This is the same idea as The Celebrity Name Game! but instead of Celebrities, we use Fictional Characters. They could be from a book, or a film/series, a game… anything really 😊 The aim of the game is to think of a fictional character who's first name begins with the first letter of the previous celebrity's surname. For…
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PIP Telephone Assessment
I have a telephone assessment due on the 26th October, dwp have already received my medical records that they requested, do I need to prepare for this appointment in any way? I’ve read and heard many assessors miss things out that have been said and also put lots of untruths in their reports, I know they will be asking how…
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How Many Holes Does Penne Pasta Have?🍴🤔
I was listening to an episode of The Good, The Scaz & The Rugby on the weekend and they had a debate whether penne pasta had one hole or two. I asked my best friend and she said it's two because there's an entrance and exit. I said one because it's one continuous tunnel😅 What do you think?
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Arts council DYCP grant and universal credit
I've recently been approved for funding towards mentoring, researching and developing my practice. I'm currently in receipt of universal credit, and LCWRA. ThThe grant will allow me to explore working 5 hours a week self employed. I have ME and other disabilities, and want to gently find a way back to employment. Sadly the…
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Voluntarily ceasing PIP
How do I ask for PIP to cease with immediate effect - I no longer want to receive this
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Is It Too Early To Eat Mince Pies?🎄
I just ate my very first mince pie of the season but my brother said it was too early for one! His rule is that Halloween must be fully over before mince pies are allowed and that seeing festive treats on the shelves next to the Halloween decorations just feels wrong. Where do you stand on this?😊 Are you an "as soon as…
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Cancelling pip voluntarily
I’d like to cancel pip for personal reasons. Nothings changed I just don’t want to claim anymore. has anyone had any experience cancelling on the phone? My review is coming next year and it really stresses me out I just want rid of it. But on other sites such as Reddit they say when you call them to cancel they don’t do it…
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Awarded DLA payment for my child, when will we receive our first payment?
After a long 4 months, I received a text from DWP that my child has been awarded DLA. I researched a lot and I can’t find anything about getting notified by texts from DLA about being awarded and I haven’t received my notification/award letter as yet. It has been a long 4 months, struggling to get by so it was a relief to…
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Medically suspended from job
Hi We are a married couple 1 still working and one passed retirement age but still working. Currently receiving state pension and working 3 days a week due to ill health. I can't continue in my role as it is manual labour and sickness is becoming the norm however I can't afford my bills with my wife's salary included. She…
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What's for tea tonight!
I have jacket potatoes in the oven, cant wait im starving.
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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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Overrated or underrated
In this game you have to say whether you think the thing in the post above you is overrated or underrated and then post something of your own for the next person to judge. I will make the next post after this just to illustrate how to play. To start... TV Soaps.
