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Does anyone have experience of getting ill-health retirement with multiple disabilities? None of mine are life-threatening, but in combination they mean that a crucial aspect of my job (travel) makes me ill. I’ve exhausted reasonable adjustments and promotion opportunities. I’ve got various specialist reports from when I…

I'm new! :) Sending peace and good wishes to you all.

Im currently on income base ESA(support group) and housing benefit. I received a migration letter telling me tpclaim universal credit by 26th feb. Ive done so, and today attended an identity check appointment at the local jobecente. However now in the journal there is a new entry. "Some benefits can affect how much…

I pinky promise this is not an April Fools…..…

I listen to a lot of different eras myself, but I'd say that 70s music is probably the most common one in my playlists. I feel like there was a lot of creativity around at that time and that made for some really groundbreaking albums. How about you? Do you tend to listen to lots of different eras, or do you find yourself…

hello can anyone help me answer this query.are you still allowed to buy your home from housing association whilst on benefits.or have they stopped the right to buy??

I think I'd go to a beach hut in the Maldives. Sun, sea, sand, and relaxation. Bliss.

This discussion was created from comments split from: Hi, my name is Helpmelord1968! How will a PILON affect UC?.

I am in my first proper relationship and I have been a lifelong wheelchair user. He was the person I lost my virginity to and everything felt very comfortable about our relationship and sex. Recently my boyfriend keeps making jokes about how we are unable to do certain positions he wants to try and in the past we’ve sort…

I am a pensioner I have multiple health issues that now limit my once active life.. I am at home most of the time and usually find myself sitting at my computer much of the day, I don't mind my own company but also realise that it is not so healthy to be alone this much. I lost my husband almost 4 years ago after 54 years…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced71ny99y5o?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=image Im finding the tone of all the media reports on this really worrying

Hi my son is moving out later this year because he is getting married. We live in two bedroom house. My rent is covered by UC. My son was my registered carer before but now he works full time but still cares for me but nit a paid carer. Now when he will be moving out later this year. My daughter and son will be taking…

Hi can anyone help me please, I've been awarded pip and I'm due some back pay, when I rang the alternative phone line it can me a different amount from when I spoke to some one, does anyone know if dwp can take money from back pay for my water arrears as I'm paying them through my uc each month. Thanks

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/17/india-disasters-heatwaves-slum-diaries-delhi-vulnerable-temperatures

I put in Change of circumstances last year then when I got my desision this year I had to do a mandatory reconsideration. I now apparently get enhanced both but they only backdate it to date of desision not the change of circumstances. I tried asking why but they said that’s how it works and said he wasn’t explaining it…

I’m so very confused I’ve received the ar1 form for my daughter, I’m her appointee and fill out the forms for her . I’m u sure how to fill the form out . The section where it says are you filling this out for someone else . Do I put me as I’m filling it out. The other questions do I answer them as if I’m answering them…

I have been awarded PIP for 5 years, but I am considering appealing only the length of the award, not the rates or points awarded. I have autism and ADHD, and I also have significant difficulties with executive functioning, memory, communication and coping with stressful situations. My current living situation is also…

Autumn is loading!... And is it too early to mention Christmas? - Saturday 12th September: The Saturday Lunch Club - Saturday 26th September: Canal Trip on Ethel the accessible canal boat - Monday 26th October: Autumn/Christmas Craft Workshop (half term) - Saturday 28th-Sunday 29th November: Cocktail Hour, the Cerebral…

hello yes I received a email this morning asking me to check and confirm my universal credit and told me to check my to-do list. For me to confirm my name and address my bank details my contact , if I was living alone questions about ability to work if I was a carer for somebody and I think the final one was my savings if…

Im not even sure where to start with this one!.A neighbours mother recently died and the daughter told me yesterday that before she put her in a care home she lost her temper with her on numerous occasions and pretended that because her mother was not going to sleep when she wanted that she'd given the family dog away (…

Ive actually had my heating on today twice for 30 minutes because it felt chilly.Has anyone else felt cold?.I know my house is particularly cold but it does feel alot colder today

hi My boyfriend wants to marry me & he is 85 & I am 73 We are both quite set in our ways, with our own homes & households If we do get married would I loose all benefits even if we don’t live together?

Hi everybody anyone in supporting house? How do you find it?

https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/water-companies-charge-more-during-200000-html

I was thinking about how certain smells can instantly change your mood or bring back a memory. I love the smell after it rains. It makes everything feel fresh and peaceful.

https://www.fao.org/world-bee-day/en

Ethics aside, if you could choose a wild animal to domesticate and have as a pet, what are you choosing? If I had a big enough house I would 100% love a tame panda. Can you imagine how nice it would be to cuddle up to that much fuzz after a long day? Who would you be inviting into your home?

Scope article: “A fair bite of the Apple, The wobbly apple falls from the same tree as the perfect one. None of its flavour is impaired by its exterior appearance. It’s still as sweet and juicy as the perfect one. The first bite proves its merit. Shape, size, looks, illness, grief, disability and pain all play their part…

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/24/pakistan-extreme-heat-50c-ice-blocks-nasirabad

This Sky News film can be found on YouTube, I won't post a link here, as it is quite upsetting, but i'm glad I saw it notwithstanding. It was broadcast today on Sky News.