Many disabled people, their friends and families believe that Governments of many colours have deliberately created a hostile environment and made life much more difficult for them. When we’ve complained about this the Politicians have told us that we can’t … Continue reading Download the latest WOW voices ebook

Successful job, chronic pain, disabled at 33. Mental health BOOM. Want to work again, but system keeps knocking me back. 3xPIP assessments in 40 months, 2xESA. Lose benefits=financial crisis=mental health BOOM + pain worsens. Get benefit back, recover, make progress, … Continue reading “Currently 7 months no PIP. MH terrible. Suicidal twice”

PMDD, Major Depression, Social Anxiety, Fibromyalgia, M.E, and PTSD. One of those is bad enough. The impact on daily life is immense, with rest being organised round short activities, and being constantly dosed up on codeine, as many with Fibromyalgia … Continue reading It’s isolating, it’s painful, it’s a struggle. 

My lifetime award for DLA was cancelled and the message I got from this was that my life had been cancelled. I fought for disabled people’s rights in the 80’s and expected to be able to correct this error in … Continue reading My lifetime award for DLA was cancelled

As this years budget was being read out in Parliament, I received a letter from the DWP saying my PIP had been stopped because I hadn’t sent in my renewal form! I had! When I called I got told I’d … Continue reading I am scared and have no faith in the system

I’ve been waiting for an ESA home appointment since February, finally got a letter stating I will be seen at home, during this period I had no housing benefits for 3 months, I brought a tent, was worried I would … Continue reading I need more help than I am getting and getting it is a huge barrier