If you are on PIP, you need to take action now to prevent PIP turning into a vouchers only scheme, a receipt scheme, a catalogue scheme, or a one off grant! These are the options for the &ld… Read More

I often get asked why I can’t get the money from ESA (I am on “credits only ESA”). It is in my About Me and my FAQ, but I thought I would cover it again. This is a shocking… Read More

As the general election approaches in the UK, it is sad to hear absolutely nothing about disabled people from the parties. Please take some action by asking parliamentary candidates to read… Read More

Scope have made a disability map which uses the data you tell them, to put on a map so that local MP candidates can see where disabled people are and what is bothering them the most. This is… Read More

I had the worst news ever today! I will NEVER get the money of ESA! Even though I qualify 100%! I waited well over 2 years for this and now I got told that I will never get the money from ES… Read More

I thought I would make a post about how to keep warm with no heating and no money in a cold home. Being unable to work and still living on under £400 a month total income, I can’… Read More

Update:Strangely the government just posted on X (formally known as Twitter), saying someone has been appointed Minister Of Disabled People from the DWP.But this announcement states they are… Read More

I am trying my best to survive winter with no heating at all, even though I am home 24 hours a day throughout winter (when not at any medical appointments). Last year was really bad too and… Read More

I have been trying my hardest to get by the last few years, but now it is much harder and I am struggling severely. I have been blogging about my struggles for a few years and the last two h… Read More

Medical cannabis was made legal 5 years ago, but even after half a decade, you still can only access it via private doctors costing hundreds of pounds a month. Not via your GP or on the NHS… Read More

As winter gets closer and it gets colder and colder (where I am at least), the worrying for winter is very real. I am over £700 in debt with energy bills still, and haven’t had a… Read More

Bit of an update about my pain getting worse, failed streaming attempt, struggling to get by even more than ever and more. So my chronic pain which gets worse over time, has rapidly gotten m… Read More

I thought I would do a little post with any updates about health and income for 2023. If you don’t want to read it all, the short version is that my health is worse, I am struggling to… Read More

The UK Government has put out a call for evidence regarding benefits levels in the UK for working age people. You have until Wednesday 3rd May 2023 to submit your evidence. This is ANY benef… Read More

You might know I have no money and live on a poverty income.Well I have now been a target of theft of the only money I had! I was kindly gifted a e-gift card for ASDA by a kind person a coup… Read More

I have never been so badly treated by a company as I have been by Currys and it is so bad that I honestly suggest everyone avoids them for the discrimination to disabled people. Read this an… Read More

I am fed up of daily ableism. Literally all the time. Ableist, cruel people. You might think that people would be kind to disabled people struggling online.You would be wrong! So very wrong!… Read More

Sadly, I know that lots of disabled people have experienced this and it isn’t nice.I deal with this usually daily or at least every other day or so. Some people when speaking to you, b… Read More

The cost of living crisis and energy crisis has really had a impact on heating for me as it is just too expensive to have the heating on even though it is freezing cold with outdoor temps cu… Read More

I am fed up of social media trolls who target the disabled with hate and abuse and the endless questions. I am now taking a stand. I am going to stop writing replies to the repeated question… Read More

Just as I thought I wasn’t having bad luck for a week or two, the fridge broke. This is the one I bought literally just over a year ago. Currys own brand “Essentials” brand… Read More

Jeremy Hunt today announced the upcoming budget changes in the Autumn statement today. As someone disabled and unable to work plus who lives on a poverty income thanks to this Tory governmen… Read More

One thing that worries me that it might be contributing to health conditions, is mould. As you may know, I live in a stone house that is freezing cold all year round, even in “heatwave… Read More

I have never felt to so invalidated and ignored by doctors than I do with the NHS ones. You have seen some of the big issues that I have had over the years such as the malpractice from the p… Read More

I have never known a time so scary to be alive in the UK as a disabled person. The UK prime minster was changed from the useless Boris Johnson to the oblivious Liz Truss. We were promised he… Read More

You might have read how so many disabled people are struggling right now. Those are the ones who get the full disability benefits too such as ESA.I can’t get that so imagine how hard i… Read More

You might have read how so many disabled people are struggling right now. Those are the ones who get the full disability benefits too such as ESA.I can’t get that so imagine how hard i… Read More

As the days pass and you read more and more articles about how expensive everything is getting, I get more and more disheartened and worried about winter as I won’t be able to afford t… Read More

If you wonder why I have been quiet recently, well there are a few reasons. Firstly I went into A&E the other week for heart palpitations and another strange feeling in my chest. They di… Read More

I had the most terrifying call out of the blue today.A lady called from my GP clinic saying she was doing a opioid review. If you are a opioid patient, I am sure you will know how much they… Read More

Medical cannabis patients in the UK are being treated like smokers rather than the patients they are.This is by most companies and even some police that aren’t trained on this. I am al… Read More

Eco, the boiler upgrade scheme which offers free or discounted boilers to people, has been extended to 2026, BUT they removed numerous benefits from qualifying including PIP, DLA and Severe… Read More

It is common for women to have insanely packed schedules. Even if they do not work outside the house, women frequently have the primary responsibility of caring for their children, if they h… Read More

Getting prescriptions and having to get my medication delivered every month should be simple right? Wrong! This is my experience for over 20 years. I have numerous medication every month. I… Read More

The UK Government has finally launched a cost of living support programme. Although it could be much better, it is much better than the first energy rebate they launched! They thankfully get… Read More

The cost of living crisis continues to worsen. When will the price rises end?! Food up as much as 200%! Disabled people who can’t work are the hardest hit in the cost of living crisis… Read More

I thought I would give an update as I have been a bit quiet the last few weeks. Firstly, my health has been quite a lot worse. The chronic pain is a little worse but the chronic fatigue is a… Read More

Why is voting in England so accessibility unfriendly? Another thing that is also accessibility unfriendly is posting mail.I can either go down in person to vote or I can do postal voting. Th… Read More

In today’s society, we are constantly being bombarded with stress and anxiety. Many struggle to find the time for a healthy lifestyle and find it hard to let go of the people, places… Read More

You would think the NHS and GP clinics would be accessible and follow the equality act seeing as it is UK healthcare and has millions of disabled people as patients.You would think, but that… Read More

The cost of living has gone out of control but even more so for those of us who are already unable to afford to live on the little we get. Those of us disabled in England, are totally forgot… Read More

The sensation of chronic pain appears to be on the increase with conditions like fibromyalgia becoming more commonplace. Everybody’s pain is different, and it’s also important to… Read More

I just experienced my GP shouting, gaslighting and getting angry at me, the reception staff treating me badly, plus the staff clearly not trained enough or just incompetent as you will find… Read More

As you might know, I am crowdfunding a wheelchair as I am housebound and unable to go anywhere due to being disabled and housebound. I have been thinking of all the ways that I can go if/whe… Read More

I thought I would write a new blog post with an update on the major issues that are going on in my life right now as it has been a really bad few years for me and it never ends! No heating d… Read More

Today, Boris Johnson announced that self isolation rules will be replaced by guidance before the end of the month.Covid is still a pandemic right now throughout the world.England stopped mas… Read More

This is a public appeal to the UK Government. As energy prices and food prices shoot sky high, those of us who are disabled and unable to work are getting cheated by the government as we don… Read More

My boiler broke back in November 2021 so I haven’t had any heating at all for a few months now.Outside has been-2c to 5c (24f-41f) and inside as been 3c to 7c (26f to 46f) every day.No… Read More

As you know energy and food prices have risen massively for many things, yet people like myself who are disabled and can’t work get the same amount of money. I still just get the same… Read More

Be careful if you get advice from Citizens Advice, I was given completely wrong information from a benefit “specialist”. As you know, all I get is PIP. I can’t get any othe… Read More