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For me, it is bread!🥖 I eat some form of bread everyday (sometimes twice!) whether that is a roll, sandwich, toast, baguette, wrap, bagel, pitta etc. A crusty roll from Tesco bakery section was even my cinema snack of choice on Saturday😂 I asked my friend this question too and she said she could easily live without bread…

Hi, I have been asked to attend a 'further evidence' appointment at my local job centre, this is after updating my money details on the website. Last year I received a lump sum backdated transitional protection payment which was around 6k. I haven't done anything with the money except open a SIPP which required 1k to open…

Hello my child with S E N and H E C P is at collage the good news he can stay in at collage and wull be doing a level 2 course fantastic xxx x on my uc the end date I put on was July 30 to end collage but it's now July 2028 will I get a to do list or just wait till end of June to put a note in my jornal just updated CB…

Hi my daughter is autistic and she hasn’t spoken in 4 years we want to get her started with a AAC device to see if this would benefit her which I believe it will immmensly does anyone know of any charities that give grants for iPads and proloquo2go? She is 19 years old and we get PIP for her but it really isn’t enough we…

Hi, I have a homelessness application with the local council. I’m seeking advice from other disabled people who’ve been through the homelessness situation / know more about it, as I’m really scared. I am a wheelchair user and also have health conditions which gets worse with mental and physical exertion - ie moving around…

Hi, My dad has been assessed by an OT as needing a stairlift. We live down a street of identical houses that were all built at the same time. The properties manager has told us the stairs are all the same size and has measured to check. Our neighbour has a stairlift fitted. My dad has tried it and it fits him wonderfully.…

Southwark council requests 2 months bank statements for new housing benefit applications. Does this mean 2 months exactly proceeding and including the date of my claim (last 60 days) or does it mean the 2 complete months before the month of my claim? i.e If I apply on May 20th do I send complete statements for each month…

MMy name is temesgen i am from ethiopia i am disability Please help me

Hi everyone I am just checking the figures on my mum's financial assessment from the local authority re her contribution to care costs. She gets high rate attendance allowance and pension credit guarantee with the disability element. She also gets savings credit. Can you advise what her minimum income guarantee should be?

i am a scooter user al ready and i would like to know the age old question about green power and veleco. I would like to up grade to a road scooter with a longer range (30to 40 miles). I am concered that the two companies ere somehow connected.i do really fancy the veleco scooter but am nervous about the reliability and…

Good afternoon, I have asthma and a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). I have an appointment at the UC next Wednesday regarding the LCWRA. Please tell me what questions are most frequently asked and what I should answer in my case. I would be very grateful for any information. Thank you, Kind regards, UNDINA

HI, Back in March 26 my appeal against the DWP was upheld for my LCW, however, before my tribunal case was herd I was forced to complete a UC50.form, as I was providing long term fit notes from my GP, as I have emphysema and AS, which is a rare disease which attacks my joints and leaves me easily fatigued and along with my…

Hello, I was hoping for some advice as its abit of a minefield out there! I have recently had a formal meeting with HR and my line manager regarding my sickness absences and it's been decided that I can either be redeployed or ill health retirement. I have worked in the NHS for 25 years, mostly in admin jobs, and have been…

I am looking to get a single adjustable bed for my self. I have rheumatoid arthritis and emphysema

Hi all. So I have my first PIP phone assessment tomorrow morning and I have been so so anxious and stressed about it. I am claiming pip for POTS, PmDD, autism, adhd and anxiety & ocd. I have prepared notes (quite a lot maybe too many notes) and printed out my own form that i filled out. I’m also struggling a lot with my…

I mostly repeat the same stuff so looking for something new What do you watch? Favourite show of all time?

Hello Can I pay some money off someone's mortgage if the person is in receipt of universal credit, if I pay money direct to mortgage lender and write a letter saying it is a non repayable gift. Planning to cash in some of my private pension shortly so would use this money, or premium bonds, not sure which yet. Is there…

Hi I’m new on here so please bear with me lol I need to ask I’ve been awarded the higher level on LCWRA only last week my first payment is on the 16th may my first sick note went in on the 1st of November 2025 so my question is how much back pay will I receive and is there a rough date when it gets paid ? Thank you

when explain now I'm feeling , my mum often directs me, counts at me , or tells me what do while I'm specking . is my anxiety spike and i go into fight or flight i'm trying to understand the reaction happens and what others experience the same thing

Hi, hoping someone can advise it looks like I have been moved to UC without a migration letter or any notice at all. I was receiving a small amount of income ESA alongside contribution ESA I was in the support group, the income side was moved over to UC July last year as a couples claim and I continued receiving…

I know I don't come on here much and do so when I'm really low, which I am now. I expect many others are too. The thought of Reform getting into government feels me with so much dread I am hoping my time comes quickly now. I thank Scope for having these online discussion pages as I don't feel so alone. Years ago you would…

hiya, my husband currently gets ESA we don’t get anything for uc as I earn too much, he is waiting for the pip decision as recently been diagnosed with Huntingtons has meant he no longer can work, we have an assessment for WCA next week, if he gets awarded this will his esa payment continue as I read that’s only for 6…

I lost part of my foot and meds have affected my body which is making me very depressed

They have all of the current sufferers and patients who (potentially) have Hantavirus in one place (on the ship) - so why are they releasing them to potentially transmit the virus worldwide ? They should be quarantined ON THE SHIP ! This could all go very wrong……. remember Covid from 6 years ago ? The world appears to have…

Hello everyone hope all are as well as can be 😃 Right where do I start 🙄 Back when the cost of living payments were being paid. In Feb 2022 my partner moved in with me. I was the claiming New Style ESA support group, UC & had a claim for PIP ongoing. My partner had been claiming UC while waiting for ESA to be sorted but he…

Hello! First post, so apologies in advance if there's some kind of forum etiquette! Was made aware of this forum by speaking with an adviser today. This post is mostly just going to be me venting and asking for advice from anyone who has gone through the same process. I'm a 30, soon-to-be 31 year old who is trying to buy…

Hi team Anyone help re: ESA Credits only Support group. I need to transfer to paid ESA. thank You7

Did you know this Friday the 8th is David Attenborough's 100th birthday?! Wow!