I'm glad to see this: last time I heard anything about ME/CFS in Germany was being told it didn't exist there ... (admittedly a long time ago now).
Two separate tape recorders, microphones and unopened cassette tapes (what they?!), apparently. It sounds as though Argos may be doing quite a...
I've just found this petition which someone has set up to make the recording of PIP assessments mandatory:...
Sounds like something I get (at least on the hands) - and I don't have ME! Are the spots on the leg related to the hair follicles at all, perchance?
I notice that a couple of people have mentioned burping: is this something that's common with ME? My caree gets it when she's particularly...
I fear that depends on your location: mine told me they didn't get the funding to help with appeals :(
Thank you to everyone who's responded. Thanks for the suggestion - I'll ask her whether she's been checked for it recently. Looking at the...
Thank you, Blueskytoo. I'm afraid I don't do Facebook, which is obviously a major problem :(
I suppose this is probably the right place to post this: my caree, over the past few days, has been complaining of a prickling/tingling feeling in...
To add to my list of potentially useful sites: I hadn't thought to look there because I don't really regard ME as a disability as such, but the...
Well, after wearing myself out doing the ESA questionnaire, woudyabelieveit, we got a decision to continue as-is, no face-to-face, nothing!...
Oh dear, I'm so sorry :( Must admit, those "many avenues" don't appear to exist in my part of London :( I think I'd probably do better if I...
I suppose this is technically off-topic, but: for the past couple of weeks I've been unable to access (i.e. post on) the Benefits & Work forum. I...
Coming to this rather late, I'm afraid, but ... You *have* to register as self-employed within 3 months of starting being freelance (I think it...
The BBC is reporting that pregabalin is being reclassified as a Class C drug - I'm not too sure what implication that has for people on here:...
Well, to be fair, I guess the ESA dept. and the PIP dept. probably don't cross-reference when they do stuff, and the PIP should have been way...
Unbelievable. Literally no sooner do I get shot of this appeal than a Capability for Work questionnaire arrives on the doormat. You couldn't...
There's been some coverage of the Miley v. Friends Life case on here, I see, but this appears to have slipped through the net:...
This is very confusing: when I click on the original link, I only get a 1-page document. When I go to the website I get 2 pages. Yet the...
Well, I've got that out of the way for now, so here are some tips and recommendations from me: Government's own guide to benefit appeals is quite...
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