Hello , I have just had to do the managed migration but only for housing benefit, council tax reduction as my contribution esa is staying the same . I also have transitional protection. I am disabled ...
Discussion in Universal Credit (UC) - 5 Feb 2025
Disabled people need a change in the council tax bill system to ( All councils to apply to ) A reduction in there council tax bill as as a disabled person every council makes there own choices this ...
Discussion in Disability rights and campaigning - 8 Jul 2021
hello everyone So, my council have sent me a reconsideration over my argument to them as they have suddenly reduced help with my council tax despite there being no income change in my household. No ...
Discussion in Benefits and financial support - 18 Jun 2024
Why does someone have to be classed as "severely MENTALLY impaired" to get a council tax exemption ? Why not "severely PHYSICALLY impaired" ? I am classed as disabled enough to receive enhanced ...
Discussion in Housing and independent living - 21 Sep 2023
Hi My brother is on ESA (Support element) and get's PIP too - the lower one. He has just moved to a house and I've been helping him apply for housing benefit. He keeps going out of the house and my ...
Discussion in Universal Credit (UC) - 1 Jun 2020
Here on the community, many people will use acronyms when talking about various benefits, or conditions. I thought it could be useful to list many that are most commonly used. If you see any that ...
Discussion in Announcements and information - 10 Apr 2025
Giving with one hand and taking away with another. How increases in benefits leaves the disabled, elderly and vulnerable worse off. In April 2018 James B (a retired army veteran ...
Discussion in Benefits and financial support - 25 Jan 2019
I'm new here and wondered if anyone had any idea about what is and isn't regarded as deprivation of capital for means tested benefits. Me and hubby are both disabled, get PIP at standard rate daily ...
Discussion in Benefits and financial support - 16 Apr 2021
What is this thread about? We realise these are particularly difficult times for all who visit Scope’s online community. The impact of covid-19 has been far reaching, not least emotionally, as we ...
Discussion in Mental health and wellbeing - 9 Jan 2021
Hi everyone can someone help me please, I live in my council house with my disabled sister, we used to get council tax reduction support. They have recently stopped that and now what all the ...
Discussion in Start here and say hello! - 17 Sep 2023
