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II have balance and coordination disability and I find it hard to meet new people because I get so nervous

A few years ago I heard a song that made me think about how much time I spent just hating stuff and focussing on things that suck. It made me start trying to pay attention to things I actually really like, such as seeing birds in the garden, a hot shower, clean sheets it really has helped me feel a little less hopeless and…

Hi All, Hope you are all ok. Just a quick querie. If my pip runs out in may 2027. Will I get a review form now?. Cause im assuming its a year b4 it runs out they send the forms out. Or shall I just wait. Secondly is this 4 point pip being scrapped permanently? If not i might have to get my review in b4 autumn. But looking…

I won my pip tribunal on the 27th of April and got my tribunal letter through the post on the 1st of May, im writing to ask what happens next? Do I have to contact PIP for anything, what happens next From Bon clay

My son is 19. His Universal credit (including LCWRA) goes into his own bank account and he spends it all in 2 days on cannabis and lending money to friends. His PIP goes to my bank account and is kept in a separate account. That's used for when he needs a taxi, phone bill, clothes, vapes, daily expenses etc. He's got very…

I am a female with a permenant end Colostomy ... this came about after 3 major abdominal operations, my last in 2017 was over 10 hours long in which I had to have a large pelvic mass removed as well as an emergency Hartmann's procedure ( Stoma). My bladder was also fused as well as my bowel to my pelvic area due to stage 4…

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hello I received a much this morning at 8am saying pip haven’t made decision yet only call if needed my first claim was made on 12th feb so I’m beside myself hoping to get a good outcome how long till I get a txt with decision do u think ? I’m honestly just so worried however Iv requested a report to be sent out will this…

She said no normal girl does what you are doing hooking up with random guys you got to have sex with someone you are in a relationship with. She said it’s “wrong” to hook up with random guys and yells at me about it. Is she wrong for lecturing me this much and is she right or wrong? I am 30 and still living with me and on…

Hi everyone, it’s my first time here and I just need to vent. When they migrated me from the old style benefits over to UC, we were promised we would not loose out. What they didn’t say was you’re not loosing out “yet”. From beginning of last year until now my payments have dropped by nearly £50 a month! That is a lot of…

Heading up tomorrow and will be at the show for a while on Friday.. HOPEFULLY, narrowing down on a choice of cars.. My trip to Everything Electric last year was a total flop, so without another tenuous trip to London this is the next best thing.

DWP advertising a £2m contract for vehicle-based covert ‘live’ surveillance cameras to spy on benefit claimantshttps://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2026/05/01/dwp-advertising-a-2m/

I’ve been receiving universal credit for some time and just realised I’ve gon over the £16k savings My review came up in February and I was suprised that I needed to be under 16k When I first made my claim I wasn’t Now I worried that this is considered fraud So stressed Any help or advice please

Hi I am 66 and had both elements of the lower rates of PIP from 2023, due to a backlog they extended my PIP until 2027 but recently requested a telephone review! The outcome they took my PIP away! Of course I sent a MR and last week a chap called me and the forest thing he said us “I’m unable to discuss the mobility part…

hi I am facing homeless through a section 21 that ends on the 21st of May. I have three under 16 and I have a husband with life-threatening kidney disease. I’m looking to have to go into temporary accommodation but I have two dogs that I do not want to give up. I’m looking for answers of how I can get to keep my beautiful

So I'm claiming pip I get enhanced for both, my claim lasts till 16th March 2027. Will I keep receiving my pip till this date or will it stop in November 2026 with labour's changes to pip? Thanks for any answers.

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I recently received an email from the DWP saying I needed to update my rent details even if they remained the same. I was in hospital at the time, having just had a resection of my bowel, the wound got infected and they had to open the wound up to remove the infection. I figured though, I should update my rent details as…

Another night of insomnia and endless scrolling of social media. However, tonight was slightly different when coming across an advert for ‘Scope’. I read, digested and here I am all signed up and saying hello. Looking forward to reading and interacting with you all very soon.

Hi I need a cooker as mine is condemned just wondered how I ask for a grant

Parent of Two disabled children "Autism"

hi I just wanted to ask I receive UC and LWRCA but I have had a really bad few months can I pay for a break away from my money is this allowed I haven’t been spending much due to being ill

I have had right sided hemiplegia since birth which has never impacted on my life however following a hip replacement in 2013 (I am now 58) my brain seems to have rejected my right leg and I am finder it harder and harder to manage my mobility. I now struggle to walk any distance without a walking stick and am suffering…

What is wrong with starmer who still wants Digital ID ? He put it in the Kings speech. Plus Getting young people and disabled back to work, reforming welfare state.

I was overpaid uc, and paid today 11th May, over £200 back through bank transfer. Stupidly I put uc overpayment instead of my national insurance number. Would they be able to trace it.i phone tomorrow. Worried sick, how stupid I am

A young woman called Jade loved the sunshine and the shade. As she lay on a sunbed in her beautiful bikini, showing her slender figure, the palm trees on the beach kept the hot, beaming sunshine from her, keeping her in the shade and feeling cool. She also had an umbrella over her sunbed, which felt like true bliss to her.…

I'm not sure where to ask this but here goes. I'm due to have gallbladder surgery in a couple of weeks and I don't think I'm going to have anybody to accompany me to and from hospital. I have M.E. among other issues but even if I didn't, everyone needs somebody to accompany. Is there any way I can get somebody to help me?…

Hi, I am planning on taking my Autistic son for treatments in Egypt for up to 6 month. The treatments include: Chelation Therapy "heavy metal detoxification". Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Medication prescribed by psychiatric such as Respiridone and Olanzpine. My question is : Are these medical treatments acceptable by…

So covered under transitional protection, wife and I care for each other, all good there, we both got carers element and payments steady. Persuaded to apply for LCWRA and both of us were classified as coming under it (though aware we would only get one element). Login to check our payment to make sure its been applied and…