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Hello every one first timer I have a problem i need help with Sevan years ago i moved into a council flat i had a lot of disability equiptment wheel chair walking fram etc i am high risk of falls i explained this to the person showing me round my flat , i was given a key to a small cubboard facing my flat so i could store…

hi i am new here plz guide me

Hi everyone, I’m a first-time poster and honestly don’t quite know where to start. Our daughter is 10 months old. From quite early on I noticed some things that concerned me — a very sensitive Moro reflex and very clenched fists — but I hoped she’d catch up. It wasn’t until 6 months that we were referred to paediatrics.…

hi need some advice put my first sick note in on 21st November 2025 it was for 3 months had my assent ment may 2026 and claim is effective from march 2026 and first payment July am I entitled to back pay

I get pension credit, but I didn’t let DWP know I had more savings in bank accounts than I should have, will I be done for fraud?

Hi all Hope everyone is well 🙂 Just looking for some advice regarding council tax benefit. I currently live in North Devon and receive lcwra and pip, I live with my 20 year old daughter who receives universal credit, enhanced rate of pip and works 4 hours per week. We receive 100% council tax reduction. However my family…

Hiya so this is a long one. I was put onto LCW in December 2024, then in December 2025 I was sent a UC50 form to be reviewed & reassessed, i didn’t request for this it was the DWP who requested this, I was told I did not need to send in fit notes, and that the 3month equivalent period would not apply to me because I was…

Wishing a big warm welcome to: @steph_indi, @karenjayne, @Jamespokora79, @JFerber, @Logies, @btondisabled, @debbya353, @suzy456, and @puppylove10! Lovely to have you join us, I hope you've all had a good Friday! There's lots of chats to get involved in across the community, so please feel free to look around and get…

Hi I can finally come of universal credit I have been working full time but my daughter passed away so her children came to iive with me they have known left full time education so I went to close my claim and they advised me to keep it open for months but I don't want to I hated been on it as even tho I told them…

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Hi! I am a woman with a severe disability. Ten years ago, I was very lucky to find a good man who loves me and with whom I share a life. He does not have a disability though and after ten years, some problems are starting to appear. The main issue is that because of my disability, I cannot touch him, caress him or being as…

I receive UC for my daughter, she turned 18 in Feb as this year and took her last exam today. Does this mean UC ends immediately and I have to contact UC? She receives PIP high for care and mobility and is unable to access work, especially without full support and the fact she does not leave the house without me. From…

Hi, I have received my pip award text, my first payment is on the system and my back pay has been calculated. I was then told my claim was selected for a ‘quality audit’. Yesterday I received a call from someone who asked a couple of questions about mobility and said that he would call me back today to advise what my award…

Just wanted to say hi as I need all the help and advice I can get! Thanks in advance 🌞

I had an MR following unsuccessful 1st claim. I received a phone call from PIP on late on a Friday afternoon asking if I can handle a lump sum of money 💰 n my account and if I’d been out of the country or in prison or hospital recently. I was told to wait for a letter. I called the helpline the following Thursday and was…

Hi all I’m in my mid 20s and currently seeking a Cerebral Palsy diagnosis. I was born 3 months early weighing 2lbs, I couldn’t walk til I was 2.5 years old, had abnormal posture and exotropia. For as long as I can remember I’ve had tremors, back pain and terrible coordination and balance. I was told by my parents that…

Hi everyone, My previous housing provider’s failure to provide accessible support during my move has been continuing to have a significant impact on my mental health. I feel heavily disadvantaged because of this failure. I cannot live in a fully functional and safe home while others can. I have been living in my flat for…

Hi all my name is littleajc, I'm new here and hope I have made this post correctly very confused with a few things. So I get lcwra on uc and claim carers for my son who gets dla. I know I can't claim carers element on uc as they pay me the highest rate so that's lcwra so uc put the carers element in my partners name been…

I enquired from my local council - how much they would charge me to help me to get to my GP in a neighbouring town (6 miles away) - should my wife ever be incapacitated. Taxis are out because I could not get back afterwards. The answer - YES £75 return I said - NO THANKS

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A big hello to new members who have joined us over the past day or so! @amandamoo @Tessa70 @elle898 @Banafsheh_123 @KizzyG @Albaricoque @cloe12346 @bowma2216 @Tezzler @_xoxo123 @morgan_lei123 @isabella56 @fellowsfamily23 @saracen180180 @Tuath @shaz33 @porcupine @Mossley7 @kuki @saltypop @sarahlou78 @Haqali @craigW…

Hi, I have recently been awarded limited capability for work and work-related activity. I can see I have been awarded the extra monthly payment in my work journal under payments. The first payment this month. My first fit note was provided in October 2024, consecutively up until now. My forms were received to the DWP in…

I do not usually post about my experiences online but what happened to me with Pettable genuinely changed that. I need people to know about this before they make the same mistake I made. I was going through a stressful housing situation and needed an ESA letter to protect my living situation with my dog. I found Pettable…

Im stuck in hospital currently due to my needing adaptive property a d im desperate for any advice.

Defence Secretary John Healey has resigned Who will replace him and is Starmers position untenable now ?

Hi everyone, I have been renting privately for 12 years on a ground floor flat. I have CMT4a and I am wheelchair bound with no finger movement due to progression of disability. I have recently been served a section 21 as the landlord is selling up so i have to move. It expired on 29th of May and I have been in touch with…

Message really for @66Mustang as I can't find our earlier chat! Done, finally done, yeeha 🤩 I expected to get upset but didn't. I can see my answers from the original referral and know why I bottled out the first time - I needed a third-party who knew me before the age of 12 and remembered the pain of contacting my…