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LCWRA abruptly stopped after short exit from the UK
I hope you’re all doing well. I’m reaching out for advice regarding ongoing issues with my Universal Credit (UC) and Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity (LCWRA) entitlement. I have worked in the NHS for 20 years in a clinical role supporting disabled individuals, paying taxes consistently. Unfortunately,…
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LCWRA and potential holiday abroad
HI guys, I put a post up Thursday and this is a follow up cos maybe I wasn't very clear. So I was awarded LCWRA in 2020 for Alcohol / drug addiction. My mental health was severe when I had my assessment and I have not had a follow up assessment since that year and I have many more conditions they do not know of since then.…
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Private renting and housing support
Hi all - hope someone can identify with my problem. My son has been living in Supported Living in Birmingham. The license ended last Friday and the lady who owns the house said he can stay in their under a private tenancy agreement. He has always claimed Housing Benefit. Can he still continue to receive housing benefit? I…
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Hello, my name is Kidmumbles!
I am recovering fromfrom a total pelvic exenteration, and colostomy and urostomy bags. Need walking aids, crutches or stick, and I can walk 3-5 km total in a day but can’t stand for too long. I’m interested in European city breaks, where everything is central and flattish. Also a Nile cruise but would prefer the smaller…
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Taking adult son on holiday, is there an allowance of some sort?
Hi, can anyone help with some advice about taking our adult son on holiday and whether there is an allowance of some sort? Our son is in full time adult 1:1 (plus night) care and he would like to go on holiday somewhere warm, by the sea. Does the council have an allowance we can apply for? He would need 2 of us so we could…
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Home Essentials and Grants
Hia, Is there anywhere to get help with white goods floor coverings and a new orthopaedics mattress or some kind of Grant if you are not part of a charity group or some be kind of organisation?? I’ve been trying my best to find something myself with no luck at all and I’m already struggling with my mental and physical…
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Going Away
Hi, so over the last few weeks my mental health has rapidly declined to a point I’m worried about myself. I’m in a long distance relationship with a guy in Sweden and he has been coming over to visit me. We have been together for over six years, he is coming over to see me on March 1st and is staying until May 5th my…
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Do I have to inform UC about holiday?
If I am on lcwra can I go for a 7 days holiday do I have to inform UC ?
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Easyjet free 'medical luggage bag' experiences requiring GP letter and refusing items not on letter
Hi Everyone, I'm Lisa, 51, live in sunny Dorset, semi-ambulant/ semi-wheelchair user due to Cauda Equina Syndrome, BPD, Agoraphobia… but still trying to live my best life! Has anybody had any experience SPECIFICALLY WITH EASYJET with what they have/have not been allowed to carry in their 'free medical luggage' cabin bag?…
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Introduction
Hello everyone, my name is [Edited by moderator - Personal information] unemployed above knee amputee, what's expected of me?
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DWP Benefits & Going Abroad
Hi there, A friend of mine is in receipt of PIP and ESA (I believe support group based). I have already purchased tickets (Christmas Gift) for us to fly abroad internationally over the Christmas/New year period and will be spending around 35 nights away. We will be visiting family and friends. Obviously DWP will be…
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Travel insurance
Hi folks, I’m new here. I am travelling abroad for the first time since I became ill. I was wondering if anyone can recommend good travel insurers?
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Hi, my name is zelda_wheelz!
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Hotel accessibility research - survey + report
Hi, my name is zelda_wheelz!I am disabled and neurodivergent. Having had a number of subpar access experiences in various hotels throughout my lifetime and now having worked in a global hotel company for some time, I have taken it upon myself to explore ways that hotels could better serve our collective and individual…
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Advice on decorating new wheelchair
Hiya I got a new wheelchair the other day (attendant propelled NHS one) and was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to make it feel like me? It's not a mobility aid that I will be using the most but when I do need it I'd like for it to feel more like me ya know. So if anyone has any advice on how to make it more…
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How to decorate my wheelchair
Hiya I recently got my first wheelchair (it's a attendant propelled NHS one) and I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for how to decorate it and make it more comfortable ready for my holiday up in Wales in a few weeks. This wheelchair isn't one I'll be in a huge amount but shall be used on days when my energy is…
