I’ve been in receipt of incapacity benefit for many years with depression and a few years back our local welfare rights helped me with a claim for dla, which was rejected but later won at tribunal and I was awarded low rate mob & care. It made me feel so much better just knowing that others actually...

Looks like it got too much for the poor chap!

I don't really blame him though. His life effectively ended when Raoul Moat shot him in the face.

Rest In Peace.

Excellent info above, cheers folks.

My in law is getting very stressed, his appointment is tomorrow afternoon with ATOS as a home visit.
I would be there for him but unable to unfortunately, as have some stuff going on the same time. I am hoping one of his best mates will be able...

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thats better.....

Been on long term incapacity but had the usual phonecall & forms to fill in before christmas about transferring me to the new ESA allowance...had a letter from the dreaded ATOS regards...

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I've just received a letter through the post saying a debt I have with Very catalogue has been assigned to Lowell Portfolio, I have another 2 accounts with Shop Direct that hasn't yet been transferred to a outside debt agency, last year I informed Very that I was having problems...

Hi all,


Here’s my little UE diary. I’m only just starting out as i've felt quite ashamed of my situation for a while and unable to deal with it but i feel better already now i've got the ball rolling, I couldn’t take any more sleepless nights. I’ve tried to deal with it...

hi everyone

will try to give potted version as my case is complicated.

am in middle of case with lloyds bank

missed one payment - through genuinely mislaying it in the car in envelope.

the debt collector fastrack proceeded at great speed to...

Now until this morning I had never heard of this fellow.

I was watching BBC News and an article came on about him and an interview they had aired without properly checking his credentials.

He claims to be a Trader but apparently is not FSA approved.
He says he had...

I've started tentatively job hunting after being off work ill for nearly a year. I still have good and bad days but also think getting back into a work routine would help me so i'm looking for a part time job. I've come across the bit below in bold on an application form, which basically says that if...

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fears-send-...042915070.html

I thought i'd start a thread where we can discuss and log our exercise efforts. As was pointed out on the weight loss thread, it's not all about the weight loss and exercise is important.

If people want me to create a log of number of activities per month then we can do that.
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http://www.platform51.org/downloads/...epressants.pdf

Debt & Disability

This section has been created to help people with a disability, come to terms with their debts and also to guide them in the right direction as to the best places and resources for help.

Unlike mainstream debt, people with a disability are far less able...

My little angel has just passed her University degree in Animal Science

She has had an extremely tough 18 months following an accident causing her now to have an opperation on her ankle to correct and she convinced herself that she had failed. She has also had...

A married couple were sent on a New Deal for 25+ people by their JSA advisor. This means they take you off JSA, give you your P45 and are then give you a 'training allowance', basically JSA with an extra few pounds a week plus ten pence JSA so they can put you on a rapid reclaim if you need to go...