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- How do I get a Blue Badge for disabled parking?
- I am a disabled person who can no longer do small jobs around the house, is there anyone who can help?
- Due to severe arthritis I have difficulty getting to my local library, is there a service that could help me?
- I am in receipt of benefits and would like to find out about making my home more energy efficient can you help?
- I have a hearing impairment and am having trouble communicating with my youngest son, who has learning difficulties. A friend told me about Signalong, do you have any information about this?
- We have an elderly friend coming to stay in the summer and he will need a wheelchair for day trips; can we hire one, or do tourist attractions have chairs available for the public?
- I have been caring for a family member for a number of years without any support. I feel like I could really do with a break but need to know where to start and we don’t want any involvement with social services.
- I have recently been allocated a Blue Badge but I’m not sure about the rules for parking – can I park anywhere?
- I used to be a keen gardener – I’m now a wheelchair user and would love to know if you have any ideas how I can still enjoy and attend to my garden; it’s frustrating just watching other people do it for me.
- I have failed my Personal Capability Assessment and lost my entitlement to incapacity benefit, can you help me?
- I am a lone parent with an eight year old boy who has a disability, I am worried that new Government reforms will mean I have to go back to work or lose benefits. My son is in mainstream education but I need to be available when he cannot attend school.
- Is it true that the NHS wants to keep more centralised information about you? This concerns me, because I have mental health issues and am not comfortable with all of my personal history being held on some enormous database.
- I am a disabled person who would like to return to work. One of the reasons I left my last job was due to the discrimination I experienced. I have heard that the DDA can provide protection for disabled job seekers and would like to know if this is true.
- I have Multiple Sclerosis and my condition has recently deteriorated so I could soon need a wheelchair. I have heard I may have to wait 42 weeks for an initial assessment of my needs by the Plymouth Disablement Services Centre (DSC). If this proves to be
- I have just had a successful Disability Living Allowance award and have been told I could be entitled to additional amounts on my income support and housing benefit. Can you tell me what these amounts are and how I should claim them?
- My husband is 62 and has been getting winter fuel payments for the last two years. Now that I have just turned 60, will I get my own winter fuel allowance? My husband and I both receive occupational pensions and don’t qualify for pension credit.
- I am really worried about the recession as I’m already in debt and struggling to meet my monthly repayments. I have a large mortgage, three credit cards and a personal bank loan. I think my job is okay for the time being but I am almost certain my hours w
- I have recently been diagnosed with a condition that means I now need regular prescriptions that cost me £7.10 each time. I have been told I am not entitled to free prescriptions because I am working, but I am on a low income and finding it a struggle to
- I have recently been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis; a friend of mine said I should find out about the Merlin Project. I’m not sure where it is or what is does, could you give me some information?
- I receive care services from social services and carers come in to help me with meals and washing etc. I appreciate their help but I'm not always happy! Sometimes the carers come late, or at times that don't suit me and they always seem in such a rush! I
- I have a disability and would like to find out about how to go about starting my own business. What help can I get?
- I would like to go abroad on holiday with my partner who is a full time wheelchair user, but don’t know where to start. I’m struggling to find anything suitable in the holiday brochures I’ve looked at. It’s a special treat for him and I’m worried it could
- I am on Incapacity Benefit, but have heard of a benefit called Employment Support Allowance. Can I receive this on top of my Incapacity Benefit?
- I am struggling to use the bathroom in my house and it is now becoming unbearable. Is it true there might be a grant to help me adapt the room?
- My 13 year old son has mild dyslexia and is struggling with homework assignments, he attends the ‘after school homework club’ for access to school computers and has used the local library facilities, but it would be easier for us to have our own computer
- When I ring DIAL I always seem to get the answerphone, but I don’t really like leaving messages. Can’t I just talk to someone in person?
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