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What Car and Model are these
What car is this ?
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Hi, my name is 2325! How can I find out when my claim was awarded?
Hello please could you tell me how I find out when my first claim was awarded
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Undiagnosed Neurodivergent People Over 60.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2026/jun/26/how-to-connect-with-neurodivergent-parents-autistic-adhd
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Appeal
Hello, I've been waiting for my appeal for over 18 months. I emailed the court and asked them to investigate as the citizens advice had told me people in my area had been seen in 6 months and at the most a year - no one else had waited longer than a year. They did email back and said they'd investigate. I guess I got lost…
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Renewal pip forms light touch review - haven't received forms
Hi my daughter has been on pip for ten years on her award letter it said we will look at this again on in sept 25 last year. .she didn't get any renewal forms so I called pip they said it's been put back until April 26 so not to worry. Last time I called they said it would be a light touch review ,But it's June 26 now and…
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LCWRA and going abroad
Hello. I have recently been awarded LCWRA. I have read that if you go abroad you can do so only within a 4 week (some say 1month) time period. Is this 4 weeks allowed in one annual year? Is this 4 weeks consecutive or split up? My partner will soon be starting some work abroad in Europe. And I would like to get the rules…
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NEW RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
PLEASE FORGIVE THE CAPS FOR I HAVE VISION LOSS. I AM A DISABLED FOUNDER WORKING ON NEW IDEAS THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OF ALL AGES. PARENTS WITH DISABLED CHILDREN ARE INCLUDED. OUR LOCAL HEROES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL. I RECENTLY HEARD THAT AFFORDABLE HOMES ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO…
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School closures in the heat
My daughter just finished her GCSEs and I'm on leave from work so it doesn't really apply to me, but I wondered what everyone thinks about all these schools closing due to the heat? I'm so torn, because it's going to be hot wherever the children are. In fact school is probably cooler than a lot of children's homes (and for…
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Hi, my name is MargoG! How much will I get on LCWRA?
Was awarded lcwra recently, I sent my first fit note 27th January 26, fit notes have been continual. My application was sent back for 18 of March. Can anyone tell me when I get paid and what I'll get?
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Everybody wants me to be mad
"Everybody wants me to be mad about something, but they don't agree about what" Heard this line in a song and it is 100% me. Does anyone else feel like this? Everyone seems mad at something all of the time and I just don't. I wouldn't even want to. I don't like how it feels. I just swing with the good and bad. It's all…
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The police said "The girls can call us themselves"
I met this person online. he would be my boyfriend, eventually he became controlling, he told me that he knew I was coping with my mental health any introduced me to someone. He promise that she would look after me I'm from that day on everything went wrong I was struggling and constant A&E visits, this person said to me,…
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Can I train my dog to safely walk beside me on a lead?
Can I train my dog to safely walk beside me on a lead. Hes a springer spaniel and quite sensible. Ive just got my first electric wheelchair
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Hi, my name is Lisajay30!
I need some reassurance really, as I suffer very bad with anxiety depression and PTSD after a massive car accident that me my son and husband was in 5 years ago and I lost my husband due to the accident, But I applied for pop on the 2nd Feb 2025 I have my assessment on the 4th June and then I had to speak to them again on…
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What makes you laugh when you need it most?!
When I'm feeling a little low, I sometimes turn to a comedian to chirp me up! I love a bit of Monty Python (He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy), or Alan Partridge's "Knowing Me, Knowing You AHA (grrrrr)…or even a bit of Jackass, because no matter how old I am, seeing a grown man getting shot off a giant rocket…
- Here’s another poem to hopefully brighten your day
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Fancy your chances on BBC's The Traitors! Are you to be trusted, or a traitor?!
Studio Lambert are looking for a diverse range of people to take part in the next series of the BBC1 multi-award-winning reality competition series The Traitors. The Traitors is a competition series built on strategy, suspicion and deception, filmed in the Scottish Highlands. A team of contestants will compete in a series…
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UNIVERSAL CREDIT
THANKYOU FOR READING X MY CHILD IS STAYING ON AT COLLAGE JUST DONE A COC AND SAYS CHILD NEEDS VERIFICATION DO UC USUALLY ASK HMRC CB WHICH I UPDATED OR WILL HAVE TO GET A LETTER FROM COLLAGE MY CONCETN IS DOES NOT ENRIL TILL SEP 2026 WILL UC GO BY CHILD BENEFIT OR WILL UC ADK FOR EVIDENCE ANY SUGGESTIONS WHAT I CAN DO OF…
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SAR request rejected
I made a SAR request on a hospital that treated me 32 years ago and it was rejected on grounds of time (they claim that my medical records were destroyed in the meantime) This is wrong - records are supposed to be held until 10 years after the patients death - and I am still alive !!
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Hello I'm new
Hi, I'm new here and thought it might be good for me to join the community. I struggle with a health condition causing chronic pain and it impacts my mental health and causes me a lot of anxiety. Thanks for reading this, I wish everyone a nice bank holiday weekend.
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Hello from Turkey. Want to meet people from all over the world
Hi everyone, I just joined and wanted to say hello. I'm writing from Turkey and I'm thirty-three. I have low vision, my condition is called Retinitis Pigmentosa. Honestly, the reason I'm here is to meet people from different parts of the world who go through similar things. Not just about disability, but about everything…
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Hi, my name is missmonnypenny1987!
Hi I have a review coming up and ive been told that the m9ney that I earn on surveys etc I have to declare,I usually save it until it gets too bigger amounts then I cash out. Have I unknowingly been committing fraud? I'm so scared right now.
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Sexual abuse-Police officer, police complaints took my crime reference number
I reported sexual assault by a police officer and was given an official crime reference number. SUBMITTED evidence with witnesses, Other Police force supported my concerns and documented it/sent it to my local police force 2. They promised my case would go to the specialist RASSO team Infront of ISA worker but never did.…
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Late updating rent help
Hi, I really anxious as I’ve just realised I haven’t updated my rent increase from December. I have done it now, it only went up by 52 pound so I completely forgot however I’m now really worried they will stop my rent payments as I read on here someone had there payments stopped and invalidated for the months until they…
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Late updating rent help
Hi, I really anxious as I’ve just realised I haven’t updated my rent increase from December. I have done it now, it only went up by 52 pound so I completely forgot however I’m now really worried they will stop my rent payments as I read on here someone had there payments stopped and invalidated for the months until they…
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Claim invalidated because didn’t report rent increase on
Friend has had a situation arise which I’d appreciate any advice on. They had a rent increase in August 2025, they rent from a private landlord. They didn’t report the rent increase due to genuinely not knowing they needed to as their rent is above LHA allowance anyway so wouldn’t change the claim award They reported the…
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I need help please. HMRC given PIP the wrong information
Received a call this morning from PIP (I know that isn't UC) for my learning disabled and autistic daughter to query why daughter had moved to Scotland and not told them. Apparently HMRC had told them she had. PIP corrected it as we have lived at our current address in England since 2011 and never lived in Scotland. I…
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should we have IQ tests to vote
interesting question regarding todays news. As a young adult I'll never forgive people putting labor in power, yet people must of known what would happen. I remember seeing an aussie news show way back just after the election in 2024, I think it was sky news aussie version, I remember a man called alan smith who was funny…
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Motorbility cars available for under 25s
My son is under 25 and a wheelchair user, we are trying to get a new car on the Motability scheme that meets his needs. This means that preferably it would need an electric boot and drivers seat, but there aren’t any on the scheme within the insurance allowance for his age! We are currently in the process of appeal to…
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Hi, my name is lozza123! Backdated pay for LCWRA
I started handing in fit notes in 2019 and got awarded lcw then I carried on handing in fit notes but was then told I didn't need to hand in any more as I was on lcw I was re assessed and filled out a booklet with my medical and health professionals input back in 2023 and dont no why it took so long but had a telephone…
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PTSD Awareness Month - June
PTSD Awareness Month is a vital campaign dedicated to raising public understanding of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) across the UK. The main objective of the month is to remove the stigma that frequently surrounds trauma and prevents individuals from seeking help. Statistics show that an estimated…
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