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I only know about 'old-style' ESA, I haven't any experience with UC or the new style ESA. Basic for single adult aged over 25: £74.35 Support group: £39.20 Enhanced disability premium*: £17.10 Severe disability premium**: £66.95 Plus housing and...

WTAF?! :jawdrop: Their home page shows they have a Twitter account. If you don't get a refund fast, it'd actually be worth joining Twitter to let the world know (you can always delete the account later). I've found that complaining on social media in a public post can be quite effective for...

I've had a call from the warden on my independent living estate this morning, saying that she would refer me to the NHS Volunteer Responders service if I wanted. I've got some food in the freezer at the moment, so I haven't requested it yet – but it's really good that I don't have to bother my...

H. pylori is one of the obvious possibilities to rule out. The breath test I did wasn't entirely conclusive, but as my appointment happened to be an early morning one and I hadn't eaten for 14 hours anyway, they offered to do an upper endoscopy whilst I was there. Only took about five minutes...

I'd definitely speak to your doctor again, and ask for a referral if necessary. The only similar thing I've experienced is waking suddenly in the middle of the night, with my stomach jolting hard as if I'm about to be sick and my whole body shaking. It used to happen almost every night, but I...

I've been thinking about this too, but I'm not sure it's the right moment. The news agenda's swamped, hundreds of people are dying each day, and far too many professionals are struggling to provide care with dangerously inadequate resources and protection. We can't really get into the story, and...

When you pour out a glassful to take your meds, it's worth squeezing as much of the air out of the bottle as possible so that the remaining water almost reaches the top. Helps preserve the fizz – though by the time you get to the last 500ml, the bottle might be so squashed it won't stand up...

Thanks for this, @Simbindi – I didn't see it when I logged on earlier.

Might it be fairer, then, to allow people who're unable to carry much to apply for delivery priority? It can be hard to make sense of it in a way that doesn't exclude people unnecessarily – lots of older people don't have PIP awards either, but they genuinely can't walk far or carry a week's...

I use Tesco's delivery service, and they've said they intend to prioritise people on the government's list for delivery slots (so I've got no chance!). A friend who's both a Tesco member and definitely on the extremely vulnerable list hasn't yet heard from them, so I suspect they're still trying...

Yes, these are so much easier than the PIP form!

I've always typed mine too, as I can't write much by hand. I write 'See page X' in each box, then add a numbered sheet containing my answer to the question. As long as you put your NI number on each sheet and sign and date it, they're fine with this. The PIP form comes as a booklet, so each...

I agree – though emphasising that I could never predict accurately when I'd be fit to do some work without adverse consequences, or for how long I'd be able to keep it up, was probably the most important one for me. It's hard to argue that that's not a pretty significant barrier! In my case...

I did, although it was pretty brief. It related to my answers to the main questions, where I tried to give an accurate picture of my three broad types of day: Better – could get a shower, or visit a supermarket in my powered wheelchair, or do the laundry, or see a friend for a short time...

I'd like to see the makers of apps that are trying to track Covid-19 make good provision for recording non-typical new symptoms, and encourage people to keep on recording in detail until they are fully back to normal. That would pick up people who recover very slowly, and those who survive it...

Yep. Simply didn't occur to the politicians that by telling people to do this, they're forcing the most vulnerable – those who're chronically ill and elderly, but don't have a support network – to increase hugely their contact with other people, because they rely on public transport to get to...

Well, they're certainly being staggeringly thoughtless. It doesn't seem to have occurred to anyone that telling the nation to order their groceries online might affect the wheelchair users and other disabled people who depend on them. I used to visit supermarkets a handful of times a year –...

Absolutely agree! It's important that the researchers and clinicians meet face-to-face, though, as so much important networking goes on during coffee and meals breaks, and it would take a lot of time out of their schedules if they only met for a couple of hours a day. But if it's all live...

They're pretty good, although it can be just as stressful when part of the system doesn't work quite as it should. My local councillors were brilliant when I had to stop work, sell my house (in which I didn't have much equity), and move into social housing, though. Our council tax is relatively...

Fingers crossed! It does have an antimicrobial in it, but it's one that doesn't cause allergies in many people. ETA: when I get down to the bottom of the bottle and the pump isn't working well any more, I just take it off. I add a bit of water to the cream, swish it around, and then just tip a...