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My landlord wants to put my rent up and he's tried to do so by means of a new 12 month tenancy agreement. I've told him I won't be signing a new agreement as from the 1st of May it won't be worth the paperwork it's written on so there's no point to having one for 2 weeks (and because I know he can still increase it again…

I received this today in regards to my sons Dla claim, has anyone else had it?. one person I spoke to said they called her and reviewed her child’s whole claim over the phone. Taking nearly 2 hours! just wondering what has triggered this to be sent out and will they reviewing his claim early? nothing has changed. any…

I was contacted by NHS on Thursday and booked mine for next Thursday. I have a Autoimmune condition which is why I have it.

Mine would be travelling the world trying different food and learning about the cultures. 🍽️ If you could do anything, what would your dream job be?

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My mum is going to leave me her house in her will what will happen to my esa will I still be able to get it and qualify the property will then be in my name i will be the landlord and owner I will not be buying or renting out any other property as I enquired about before.

I've not got a dentist as I was going to a dentist but I was given an appointment weekly and I suffer from Agoraphobia and It was too much to keep going. I've got to get some top dentures after loosing them to DV and then the dentures were thrown out by the violent ex partner who isn't alive anymore so that's not a problem…

A poem called Daffodils The beautiful daffodils growing up in the spring sunshine and the bees are attracted to their pollen. The daffodils have so much beautiful grace and presence, standing tall with the help of nutrition and water, growing with amazing solidity, radiant under the Spring sunshine.

Hello, I need to fill the PIP form and dairy with supporting letter from family would you like to help me please. Thank you!

Esa asking again for my bank statements i posted them last year but they are asking again why is this

i missed a call today about my details coming up on a shortlist for a property they said they need to speak to me Today if possible I’m worried that I’ve been removed from shortlist do you think Monday will be fine I’m calling them First thing Monday I did leave a voicemail few hours ago saying sorry for Missing the call..…

When I first transitioned to uc I got some figures wrong so now that I sent in bank statements from last year to stop or correct the deduction being made by uc I am getting harassed by dwp esa every year for statements

I have just received by Blue Badge , how can I apply for road tax exemption? Thanks

I have copd looking for a folding scooter

You might have seen Scope’s recent Facebook post about how self-checkout tills in shops can be inaccessible. This can create another barrier for disabled people. Scope are working on a new piece of campaigning work called ‘disable barriers, not people’. We’re looking for other examples of barriers that disabled people…

I was inspired to make this post after washing my hands and having the water drip down my sleeve. Such a minor thing but it's incredibly annoying! What are yours?

Hi there I'm my son's Official Appointee and he migrated to UC from ESA Support Group just over a year ago with a lot of help from people on this site. My question is I'm worried about doing things wrong. He has a very small Tesco Pension of £33.60p a month which I told them about at the start and it's deducted from his…

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I think @Biblioklept may be having trouble typing due to her recent arm injuries but hopefully she sees this and I know will appreciate any birthday messages 😊 Hopefully you manage to do something fun today @Biblioklept. If your other arm is able to lift chocolate then you can still treat yourself 🍫🤗😁

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Hi does anyone know much about the UC Journal please. My son migrated from ESA Support group and we told them he has a small Pension of £33.60 a month. Every April it goes up a tiny bit perhaps 50p or 60p a month. Should I tell UC this in Journal. Scared of doing it wrong please

Hi I'm selling my house that I inherited of my late father, who I lived with. I have numerous medical conditions and I'll never be able to work again in on 8 different medications including high strength opioids. The house I'm in is a big house it costs a lot to heat and maintain and the garden is too big to look after…

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My bank said statements will take 10 working days to arrive as its a large amount then I post them to esa wait and see i used to have 4 Halifax accounts now I only have 2 so its complicated I made big mistake when transitioning and told them I had more savings than I really did then told them I have 4237 in august this is…

How long is PIP Appeals to the FTT, because my appeal has passed 8 months now since I appealed on 17/07/2025 for the daily living refusal decision of my MR appeal. On 20/10/2025 the DWP rang me and said they might change the decision in my or it will an appeal.I have waited this long and when I contacted the CAB who are…

Please do not use the two-letter abbreviation for cerebral palsy. Meta and Facebook will permanently disable your account! There is no real appeals process, and you have more chance of winning the lottery than speaking to a human being who can help you. #cerebralpalsy#cerebralpalsyawareness#meta#facebook

Im currently filling out this form but have seen conflicting time frames as to when you get a decision dows anyone know how long it takes? as i cannot cut my hours down before knowing ill get that help im currently off sick and have been since feb due to my condition and relapse just dont know where to turn my partner…

So difficult and we now have food delivered as despite our trying to get out its too hard.Not enough staff to help if you have issues and its all too much

Hi i just wondered if anyone had experienced the same thing when you had your assesment for pip alot of well nearly all of it was all wrong and i didnt even say as if the person doing the assesment hadnt listened to what i said and made up a whole report of what she thought i wondered what the next step was for you and…