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My step mom was recently in a rehabilitation nursing home in Shreveport, Louisiana and I have befriended a lady by the name of JoJo is is 97 years old with Creebal palsy. Not sure if she is the current oldest person alive to date but I have been told she is. She dresses herself, goes to the bathroom by herself and feeds…

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Hi all Had my knee totally replaced 5 days ago. would like to hobble along some other peeps on this road to recovery

Hi all, I'm just interested to know if anyone has experienced delays with PIP documents being scanned onto system when sent to the "Wolverhampton A" mailing site? My review paperwork was delivered on Fri 10 April pm but still not on system and no text message yet… getting a bit anxious (ok- a LOT anxious) at the thought of…

The Pope has appointed a new bishop of West Virginia, a former undocumented immigrant, who in 1990, entered the US in the boot of a car. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/pope-former-undocumented-immigrant-bishop-west-virginia

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Hi I have multiple heart and arthritis problems all over my body . I live alone but a friend I know has nowhere to live but he asked to stay in my spare room. I know I will have to pay council tax I will not get single person discount. But I'm on long term sick and pip I'm on 11 medications. I want to help him out but will…

Hi my husband and I have separated but still reside together in the same home and have now split our joint UC account so that my husband can claim housing element in his own right when he finds alternative accomodation but he's recovering from a recent illness and I'm still caring for him. Can I claim carers element of UC…

Hi I'm at loss my ESA letter as arrived an just checked it as we have got £511 this month UC but last month we got £283. I'm also in the support group for ESA however it says I'm not entitled to income based ESA but getting £145 a week contribution based ESA says as I'm in the support group can anyone help as to why UC…

Hi I got an unexpected call on my phone. I thought it was about a new double glazed door that we are trying to get a quote about and I wasn't up to speaking to anyone, so I ignored it. Then I realised that it was actually from DWP PIP. I have made an appeal and was given a date for the DWP to make a response before going…

Hello, can someone please verify if the job centre is correct by saying that I am not entitled to backdated payment for housing costs. I lost a month's rent because they are saying that when I made a change of circumstances I didn't provide enough evidence. ( It was just change of landlord's name). It took them weeks to…

Hello, I woke up and had an emal from them its the same one as before talking about how ESA could impact my UC, since I was migrated over from ESA support group they have always taken a 609 deduction per month this month its only 220 meaning the UC is now 1,200 I just wonder please has anyone else had this? from the moment…

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/01/no-other-plan-comes-close-labour-mps-turn-to-burnham-as-pressure-mounts-on-starmer The article claims some MPs don't even want to be seen in his company, as he tries to rally them in private.

it’s looking more likely that reform will win the next election and I was even considering voting for them , but I’ve just found out Farage is planning on punishing and scrapping or cutting all health benefits , so that people like myself who are unable to work because of severe health issues will be forced to work even…

Hi, I had a UC face to face further financial review on Tuesday. The lady had no questions and the whole thing only took five minutes. The same day, she asked me to confirm my capital and the next morning I received the payments which they had stopped from me as it took a while for the bank to provide me with a closing…

I have lost my entitlement letter for pip

Hi I'm on high rate pip and I live in a house I struggle with arthritis and spine problems. The house I'm in is to big and I struggle just cutting the grass and hoovering up. If I move into a bungalow will it effect my pip. What I mean I presume I achieved points for struggling with the stairs walking up them ect. My next…

A new survey by UK charity Designability seeks to find where better design can have the biggest daily impact for disabled people. One in five people in the UK are disabled and yet they are rarely considered in standard design practices. Making daily tasks and activities harder than they need to be for many. And that’s…

Because u get pip every4 weeks ,it does work out that u will undoubtedly get 2 payments in a particular month! Mine usually happens in October , one payment at the very beginning and the second at the very end . It is quite confusing , but a welcome suprise as im sure u would agree ?😂

just my new universal credit amount and it’s go down so I have lost money when benefits are supposed to have gone up. What they have done is take money off because I get esa and because this and gone up they’ve taken from my universal credit. How can this be right, it’s disgusting they are so under handed it’s beyond…

Hi I've got review on 9 of May. I've already submitted everything why I'm i getting review gain

I am in a very similar situation to yourself presently. Have you had a satisfactory outcome? I'm feeling very lost and on a long waiting list for treatment

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I keep getting messages on my journal asking me if I want to chat with someone about any help or support I need but I’ve been told it’s voluntary for me as I’m in the LCWRA group , should I ignore these and is it normal for them to keep sending them

Hi looking for advice a live alone get pip n esa get disability esa my son thinking off moving back in will i lose my money n still have to pay rent for him he works full time

Hi have got autism & really poor mental bad anxiety health, and on uc non work related, leaves but I want to try to volunteer in a charity shop out the back with no contact with customers, , and they shop said they will put things in place for me to help with autism, Will uc stop my non work related support , kind regards…

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hi I am hoping someone can advise me what to do to help my mum, she has been in receipt of ESA for quite a few years. She lives alone and gets PIP so gets the SDP element. She’s 65 next month. about 18 months ago my nan left her some money which meant she lost her income related benefits for a short while. Her housing…