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Hi there I've recently separated from my partner and had to leave our home because living together was unbearable. I want to rent in Wales but staying with family in england. finding it really hard to speak to citizens advice or housing in england or Wales to find out what to do. Stuck in a catch 22 at moment as I'm also…

It's the start of the Chelsea Flower Show so I thought we could all describe our perfect bouquet of flowers. I know we have some keen gardeners here! Despite a family member working at Chelsea every year, I still don't know much about flowers so I'm counting on you to educate me! Pictures would be greatly appreciated 😊

How do. You guys reply or like posts.. I still haven't gotten the hang of this

Back dated money not received I made a claim with Pip and got both the Carers and Mobility elements. However I have not received any money from PIP back to the day I made my claim

In my early 40s..looking for someone serious and who knows what they want.. I don't care the age as long as they are above 19, and not 60..i don't usually do this.. My first time so I hope who ever writes or sees my comments will also take me seriously.

Hello. My Nationwide Triple Access ISA has now ended and turned into a basic ISA but I didn’t receive any maturity pack. When I try to open a new Nationwide Fixed Rate Cash ISA I don’t see any option to transfer in from my basic ISA the only option is to transfer in from another external provider. If I don’t choose the…

Hello, I received an award letter earlier in the year telling me my pip would increase from April. I've today received my monthly pip payment and it's June, and it's still the old amount. I received the same in April and May. I understand we're paid in arrears but as it's June I think something has gone wrong. Can anyone…

I migrated to UC back in July 2024 , I received TP and with rent increase and benefits rate going up, my TP obviously has gone down . I’m now £3,812 per year worse off. I understand that’s due to no longer getting SDP . I spoke to someone on the phone Friday and asked why my amount has gone down lots . Basically it’s down…

I need to attain support group status with ESA national insurance credits only, but I also want to claim Carer's Allowance for helping my mother. Can I do both?

Hi just got the dreaded big brown envelope. on the front of the form, it says time to review your award. I got my pip back last time with a tribunal, all my health problems have got worse and at the time of the tribunal I had just been diagnosed with fibro and have got severe arthritis in my hands my right hand is…

Hello, Have just joined this community after skulking for a while, hoping to meet people and learn lots. Current challenges are with mobility, exhaustion etc following a very serious illness, trying to get back into work and finding it almost impossible not to be discouraged by the various barriers. On better days, I like…

A warm welcome to the newest members of the community who have joined today so far! @vsopray @binod12 @steffie86 @Adeleclews2112 @madazzmichelle @shaybay @Teagan @robyn111 @janeyE @sarahsarah @georgewilliambrown @Freddie27 We're a friendly bunch here so if there's anything we can help or support you with, please let us…

me and my wife are both on u/c but in september i get my state pension as am 66 and my wife is only 57, so what will happen to our u/c for us both ,and what will my wife get for herself ??? also will she still get help for our rent ??? thankyou steve.

Hi. I am the appointee for my son who has several physical and mental disorders and is parent to a son who has autism and has been on DLA, but has now having to claim PIP due to his age. They live in Devon and i live in suffolk, but they both have nobody they can ask to help near where they live. They have been let down by…

I can't live like this. Its just too hard. I rang initial response yesterday and they tried to call me back at 2.30am. There was no way I was answering it at that time. [Removed by moderator]

My partner had been reviving carers payment Scotland however he’s since closed his claim for it as they said he wasn’t actually entitled to it and he was earning too much so now he’s going to have to pay it back in installments which is fine however that amount every month was getting deducted £ for £ on universal credit…

hi i am kaylems dad kaylem goes to a dlc and the council want 480 pounds a month and wont take any of his dre into account could someone advise me what to do when other people have reductions thanks

I have often wondered why people dress the way they do. So thought I would ask here.

Hi all my pip runs out December 2026 I still havent had my reivew fourms and I really dont want to rinf them iv had no text messages to say one has been send out anybody else had this issue

Hi...my husband was awarded PIP standard for both in 2022 and due for review November 2024. He got the review pack last April 2025 and filled it in and sent back...he had a message in November 2025 that it was taking longer at the moment and hopefully will be reviewed by November 2026. With his review form he sent all the…

Hello everyone, My name is Binod. I am currently looking for a full-time housekeeping position in London. I have over 5 years of experience in hotels and residential housekeeping, including room servicing, bed-making, linen handling, deep cleaning, and COSHH-compliant cleaning procedures. I use a hearing aid due to hearing…

How many people find car park ticket machines accessible? I have just seen one near where I used to be. That never should have been installed or even potentially made. For a ticket machine, you’d expect everything to low down and accessible. How many now want a car reg plate. So many of these machines have displays which a…

so my uc was 405 amonth rent went up so went to 385 this month its now 361 thats after inflation rise they say my its this Transitional protection (the 'transitional element lowered way inflation rise so mad way this didnt no it happend

To be honest, I'm neither! I struggle to get up early and I get really tired so I like to go to bed early around 9pm. The light nights make me feel a bit silly for going to bed so early but I just don't have the energy. What about you?

I know someone that has a Motability car for her husband who does not benefit from it.She uses it to go and play bingo,goes shopping with her friend,shopping for an elderly person.What can i do about it,she is abusing the system.

Hi everyone, new here so hoping to meet people and learn a lot

Prince William recently said he eats his scones cream first then jam. Yet 58% of us think jam then cream. How do you eat your scone.

A huge welcome to you all. We look forward to getting to know you 😊 @MeadowLark @ChickWink @Nat_J73 @Vallenst @AndyXofish @belmont87 @coyfi @DesperateDave @BakingCat99 @Meowsmom @Sassynan @frankmiguel @12Longmeadows @ZsuzsiMe @Seanog @Rennae2018 @lynzm1 @3Js @Missyaw @Stokie1984 @Kush16 @cinders14 @Im88 @weallneedafriend…

and i run an vegetable wholesale called greenest gardens so i have autism and i like taking phone call orders to people in wales