Gas & Electricity

PhdWave said:
Pretty much same for me too..Heating at morning 8 and at evening 8. This makes the room bearable for 2hrs after 8. Otherwise I am wrapped in 3 layers with 2 sets of socks..deary me can't wait for this frozen period to end..Atleast 5-6 degree Celsius outside would life easier.
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Should be warmer by sunday , be nice to get back to normal ish
 
kaz7 said:
It is about pride , i have been assessed so many times and have to tell them every health condition and i am worn down by it , they sap all your pride out of you the benefits system , i just cant open up my paltry private bank stuff as well, i just cant
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Sending you best wishes and hopefully you get something sorted .
 
Bettys Bell said:
Should not be happening to people . Sod’s law we are having an extremely cold winter . When it’s going up ridiculously. I am sat here typing this with three layers and a fleecy poncho on . Waiting till 4.30 pm when I can put the heating on for my 4hrs a day budget . It’s miserable
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Yep, this is grim. Suppliers are making a fucking mint on this and setting the prices. It is a scandal that the govt are allowing it to happen. This is no way to live
 
kaz7 said:
It is about pride , i have been assessed so many times and have to tell them every health condition and i am worn down by it , they sap all your pride out of you the benefits system , i just cant open up my paltry private bank stuff as well, i just cant
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Spot on.
I have been helping family members with PIP applications for years.
It’s dehumanising and deliberately designed to put you off applying in the first place. A 40 page application for fucks sake!
I enjoy going to the interview though with people and sitting there writing everything down that is said. Doesn’t half put the willys up the unqualified twonk doing the interview.
 
denislawsbackheel said:
Spot on.
I have been helping family members with PIP applications for years.
It’s dehumanising and deliberately designed to put you off applying in the first place. A 40 page application for fucks sake!
I enjoy going to the interview though with people and sitting there writing everything down that is said. Doesn’t half put the willys up the unqualified twonk doing the interview.
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The last one was done at home , i always insist on that, by an ex paramedic , she wrote everything down and wanted me to sign it but i refused to unless i read it all which she refused so we had a bit of a stand off , got approved though

They write down their first impression of you , your demour and body language and that is just the start of the hr and half long grilling , some questions are so stupid they are unanswerable but you have to say something , people think being on disability benefits is a fucking picnic
 
kaz7 said:
The last one was done at home , i always insist on that, by an ex paramedic , she wrote everything down and wanted me to sign it but i refused to unless i read it all which she refused so we had a bit of a stand off , got approved though

They write down their first impression of you , your demour and body language and that is just the start of the hr and half long grilling , some questions are so stupid they are unanswerable but you have to say something , people think being on disability benefits is a fucking picnic
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I know a lot of people struggling on benefits....I know piss takers too but they are far fewer
 
kaz7 said:
The last one was done at home , i always insist on that, by an ex paramedic , she wrote everything down and wanted me to sign it but i refused to unless i read it all which she refused so we had a bit of a stand off , got approved though

They write down their first impression of you , your demour and body language and that is just the start of the hr and half long grilling , some questions are so stupid they are unanswerable but you have to say something , people think being on disability benefits is a fucking picnic
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My wife is on PIP and since I do all the paperwork I know where you're coming from Kaz. It can feel soul destroying when they go through one of their 'lets start from scratch and you fill everything in again' routines. I hate it to high heaven but it's better than freezing to death.
 
Centurions said:
My wife is on PIP and since I do all the paperwork I know where you're coming from Kaz. It can feel soul destroying when they go through one of their 'lets start from scratch and you fill everything in again' routines. I hate it to high heaven but it's better than freezing to death.
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That last bit is true enough , i wont be freezing to death though , heat the person not the room is good advice . Will see what happens to my dd when i put my readings in on sunday , might have a heart attack though, lol
 
It’s mind blowing, the people in charge have fully shafted the country making half of it completely broke but no doubt most still salivate waiting for their next dose of reality from the psychopaths.

Don’t worry guys they’re not done yet, still quite a bit of wealth to transfer over to them.
 
Armaan said:
It’s mind blowing, the people in charge have fully shafted the country making half of it completely broke but no doubt most still salivate waiting for their next dose of reality from the psychopaths.

Don’t worry guys they’re not done yet, still quite a bit of wealth to transfer over to them.
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Here is the dipper conspiracy theorist
 
Armaan said:
It’s mind blowing, the people in charge have fully shafted the country making half of it completely broke but no doubt most still salivate waiting for their next dose of reality from the psychopaths.

Don’t worry guys they’re not done yet, still quite a bit of wealth to transfer over to them.
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They are cunts, there has to be an end point in this but will things return to what they were? Even if Russia is defeated and our reliance on them has gone, we are decades away from new nuclear power plants, offshore wind, tide? People cannot go on like this forever, I can see us entering a Great Depression like the 30s if we aren’t careful, it will snowball quickly I think the housing market will crash first then unemployment then there will be no stopping it.
 
denislawsbackheel said:
deliberately designed to put you off applying in the first place.
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That is absolutely true, and that’s not just from one single person I’ve known who’ve worked for (and left) the BA/DWP (which ever one people refer to them as), it’s from quite a number.

And incidentally, I dated a girl a few years back who’s brother had been with the BA/DWP for over 30 years (her dad was retired senior management too) so knew the system inside out, he used to let her know exactly what she could get and what she had to put to get it, now I don’t particularly have a problem with that, the problem I have is that that level of help should be open to everyone.
 
Dirty Harry said:
That is absolutely true, and that’s not just from one single person I’ve known who’ve worked for (and left) the BA/DWP (which ever one people refer to them as), it’s from quite a number.

And incidentally, I dated a girl a few years back who’s brother had been with the BA/DWP for over 30 years (her dad was retired senior management too) so knew the system inside out, he used to let her know exactly what she could get and what she had to put to get it, now I don’t particularly have a problem with that, the problem I have is that that level of help should be open to everyone.
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Thankfully it is.
I cannot speak too highly of this organisation and it’s guidance materials.

PIP claim help, plus ESA, DLA & Universal Credit

Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments, reviews, appeals.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk www.benefitsandwork.co.uk
 
denislawsbackheel said:
Thankfully it is.
I cannot speak too highly of this organisation and it’s guidance materials.

PIP claim help, plus ESA, DLA & Universal Credit

Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments, reviews, appeals.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk www.benefitsandwork.co.uk
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Yes I’ve seen and used them (well their site) before mate, sadly there’s still a lot of people unaware or who just walk away having been “dissuaded” after making initial contact with DWP.
 
Centurions said:
And when would the worst time be for the boiler to fail? This evening at some point I hear you say? Bugger, it's bloody cold now.
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Jeez that's terrible timing.

Is there anything you / a plumber can do to reduce the risk of damage from the possibility of frozen pipes?

Hope you can get things sorted asap.
 
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