Tag: money
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ensure you are getting all your benefits
Sue Fenlon The mass media would have us believe that millions of people across England are raking in benefits they are not entitled to, watching big-screen satellite TVs, and buying mobile phones and designer trainers with money they never earned. In fact, the opposite is true. Nearly all of the billions of pounds in unclaimed…
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check you’re receiving all disability benefits
image Around 25% of the population (both here and worldwide) have some kind of disability. Not only does this make life difficult regarding accessibility, but often it’s a more expensive lifestyle as you have to buy adaptive devices and comfortable wheelchairs. Be sure to check online benefits calculators, as often disabled people (and their carers)…
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where to find free & low-cost dental care
Kenzie Kraft It’s pretty unbelievable that in the 21st century, many people literally can’t find a dentist. Toothache is agony, so if someone has problems, they may be tempted to tie the rope to the door and slam it etc. NHS has info on how to find a free dentist, but with huge backlogs since…
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easy ways to reduce your energy bills
If you live in the UK, consider switching your energy bills to Ecotricity. Not only is it one of the fossil-free energy companies (with affordable tariffis for both home and business) but its founder Dale Vince is a passionate vegan (who owns Forest Green Rovers, the world’s greenest football club that he turned vegan) and…
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how to access free medical care on the NHS
Heather Stillufsen NHS has a super website where you can find a (qualified) list of symptom checkers and many conditions link to where you can find specialist help. You can also look up any medication you take from the home page to find out what it does, possible side effects and whether you should not…
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find an allotment plot (complete with shed!)
Kate Brazier England is full of allotments, where people without gardens can rent a plot to grow their own food. However waiting lists are very long (from a few months to 15 years in Islington). In this post, we’ll look at how to rent an allotment plot plus some good alternatives, if you can’t wait…
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where to find free & low-cost legal help
Geraldine Burles Hopefully most of us don’t need legal help often. But if you do find yourself needing help from lawyers or solicitors, it can be a very costly business. So how do you access free or low-cost legal help that’s any good. Find out in this post, which also covers where to find (more…
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how to consider retirement in a fresh way
Retirement Rebel is the story of Siobhan Daniels, who made the decision to step off the merry-go-round of life and enjoy her own slow journey, and live on her own terms. She sold up, packed up and hit the road with no real plan on a positive-ageing adventure, knowing that retirement could be the start…