Disability

Hi, How long do you have to wait to have Occupational Therapist medical/Mobility Assessment for HomeChoice medical priority for council housing for a adopted property in Birmingham? Please share your personal experience with this and also how long did you wait to get offer for the suitable property, thanks in advance

Just thought I'd say hello. I'm Andrew from Windermere. I had a stroke when I was 39 and that was 16 years ago, left me with quite severe mobility problems, but thankfully didn't harm my intellect much so that's good. I have good friends from my life but most live in different countries ( I lived in a few different…

Hi all, This is my first post. I suffer from Chronic Psoriasis, on most of my body. My wife has to apply lotions to my back as i cannot reach certain parts. We have to wash our bedding every day due to me scratching , which creates lesions that bleed. It is costing us a fortune in bedding, washing powders etc. If we go…

who in here likes football and what team does everyone support

Time and time again, we always hear that Artificial Intelligence is the root of all our problems in today's society - the perceived toxicity of social media, how life before Artificial Intelligence was somewhat better, etc. Unfortunately, time moves forward and not backwards and as a result the advancement in technology is…

hi isn’t autism level 2 in Severe condition criteria as I heard somewhere it is. That would mean I’d be exempt from reassessments but could be wrong

From Women's Agenda by Lisa Cox I’ve been happily married for over 11 years but back when I was dating with a disability, I unexpectedly found it to be a way to weed out the w*nkers. Dating with a disability was a whole new experience for me after acquiring my visible and invisible disabilities in my early twenties. It was…

Why the charity name change to Scope was both positive but a Trojan horse. Disability is talked about constantly, but severe and to a lesser extent any physical disability has increasingly been crowded out in practice. Access systems are overwhelmed, not because needs are wrong, but because very different forms of…

Hello. I’m new here. Im hoping to learn and get lots of information regarding newly medically retired due to complications of spinal surgery and new disabled. New to UC and 8 months now with PIP. No housing benefit. Will chat with you more in the next few days as not well enough.

hi all I’m on lcwra and have been for a while my mum is my appointee and I have level 2 autism would it be classed as lifelong or be reassessed in 2026 it’s just really worrying me please if you can reply to this thanks

Hi I'm contnuing to have issues with my sister (learning disability) benefits. She lives in a residential care home and was assessed for the enhance rates of pip and now she is on UC has been awarded the LCWRA as well. She pays for her care out of her benefits approx 540 to the LA amonth. She no longer receives the care…

i had a letter telling me i had to migrate to UC from income related ESA which i did and i would recieve my first payment on the 23rd December. I thought my esa stopped and everything would be on UC now (i dont work) I've just got my statement which says as im still in receipt of ESA that amount has been deducted so i will…

Hi all I wondered if anyone had experience/knowledge of whether it's ever possible for a UC claimant to be assessed and awarded LCW when they are already working (part time and struggling to continue with it due to health problems)? I'm just thinking about this from the angle of the Work Allowance, I've helped clients who…

hi can anyone help me i was really sick with bug and i flushed my bottom dentures anyone know what i can do i cant afford to go private and i'm really effecting my mental health i have not been out them in 11 years apart from when cleaning them i am devastated

I want to know what funding and financial help is there for low income families struggling to provide for their children at Christmas? There's nothing like the feeling at Christmas of being so low, depressed, guilty and a massive let down to your children because you cant afford or buy them any presents at all or the fact…

Good afternoon all. A few months ago I was told my pip was coming to an end after 3 years and was sent a form to fill out. I did and sent it back. Today I've just received a text message saying my review is complete and they have sent me a letter. Does anyone else have information on whether I have been successful or not…

Hi I need two sticks to walk. I’ve been diagnosed with arthritis in both hands and I’m finding it difficult to use my sticks. Can anyone recommend any good walking sticks? Many thanks

Morning All. I'm looking for suggestions as to What to do with my Son's Tomcat Trike? We got it for him 5-6 years ago and its barely been used. currently its sat in Storage waiting. We've hardly been able to use it primarily because of the impracticalities of getting him on it as he needs a hoist to transfer and of course…

Hi everyone, I’m really hoping you can help. I truly believe there’s no better knowledge than that of people who are living with these daily struggles. My son is 7 and has been diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, a speech impairment (he is non-verbal), and a hypo-sensory disorder (I know, quite a list!). Over two years ago, I was…

Pip claims

Hi All. Could anyone suggest a reliable and trustworthy company in the Manchester area that can sell us a wheelchair accessible vehicle? Purchasing a car can be tricky for anyone but it's harder when you are in a wheelchair, don't have a car and can't get out and about to shop around. A couple of recommendations would be a…

My daughter has an ehcp for semh and is basically agoraphobic and does not leave the house. She wants to do an online college course for a Level 2 and 3 qualification. The duration of the course is upto 2 years and around 160 hours. She cannot cope with 12 hours per week. Can I still claim for her as she has the ehcp. It…

Hi everyone. Son, 18 new to UC, got awarded LCWRA. He didn’t migrate from other benefits. Applied for UC on 01/09 and sick note was handed in immediately covering the 3 assessment months and more. I already asked UC when he’d get his first payment. I was told in January. What I don’t know is whether payments get backdated?…

PIP review form structure help Hello, Apologies in advance, I am autistic and panicking having realised I have likely messed up the form and I am running out of time. I am struggling to find the words to explain my situation. And I cannot find anything online, or anywhere locally that can help me. I have been typing out my…

I don't know what to do. In the summer I landed a job and It is working in a vetinary surgery, I loved the vibe, the people the animals. All of it. Ive found it very hard to adjust because obviously ive had to learn from the ground up but I have actually managed in the last 5 months to retain most of it, there have been…

Hello, I have just received a message saying my pip review has been completed and ill have a decision letter through the post within 2 weeks, does the amount im entitled to start straight away or when my review was due as this is in March 2026 :) thank you!

Hi, I’ve been given a tribunal date for January 2026 after waiting 1.5 years however my condition has progressed in that time with much more disability then when I initially appealed. I wasn’t aware that the panel don’t take your condition now into account and only go off what your condition was like when appealing? How…

Im newly disabled and never claimed pip before .How long can I expect to wait for a decision my case is being looked at from 2 weeks ago

I enquired about my disabled relatives payment date as he's new to universal credit and they have assigned him the 25th as his payment date. He was told on his journal he'd be paid on the 23rd but I checked th gov websites for him it says 24th which is useless as he needs to pre pay for his groceries and deliveries and…