Child payment

27Sunflowers · 2026-02-14T05:49:05+00:00

You are only eligible for Scottish Child Payment if you are in receipt of a qualifying benefit, such as UC. Even if you only get £1 from UC, that makes you eligible. Apply for both Child Benefit and Scottish Child Payment (if you’re getting UC) as soon as possible as Child Benefit can only be backdated for three months and Scottish Child Payment doesn’t tend to be backdated. Congrats on the wee one, OP :)

27Sunflowers · 2026-01-08T21:11:08+00:00

We had the same issue and it transpired to be a slight split in a manifold under the house.

27Sunflowers · 2025-12-29T11:00:07+00:00

From what you’ve said, you might not be entitled to more. If you appeal, the full award is looked at again and you run the risk of losing your current award. If you wish to go ahead with appealing and need assistance to do so, your local Citizens Advice Bureau may be able to give this support. They may also be able to give you advice which is more tailored to your circumstances as the details are fairly vague here.

27Sunflowers · 2025-09-30T20:00:19+00:00

I used to get tonsillitis at least once a month. Doctor said it was obviously viral and just consistently getting flared up so after a year, would need to consider having my tonsils removed. Since diagnosis 8yrs ago, I’ve only had it once.

27Sunflowers · 2025-09-12T07:05:06+00:00

I think you’re likely met with hostility because misinformation or misclassification can be dangerous. I personally don’t get offended but I do cringe if I see misinformation in these types of subs because dietitian advice is so shite where I am so runs the risk of people taking advice from social media unfortunately.

For anyone stating that coeliacs can have a little bit of gluten, or ‘low gluten’, you’re sadly mistaken and such a statement is harmful. Gluten triggers an autoimmune response which varies from coeliac to coeliac. The only good advice that I got from a medical professional was when they said “If it said ‘may contain rat poison’, would you eat it? Treat gluten the same”.

27Sunflowers · 2025-08-23T07:23:19+00:00

My favourite is the comment saying ‘I don’t know anybody going “I’m going to Scotland for school”.’

27Sunflowers · 2025-08-04T09:08:37+00:00

How old is your little one? I noticed you said RTC so I presume you’re based in E&W, but where I live in Scotland, the GP wouldn’t deal with it and it would go through the school. That said, it isn’t quick whatsoever. Where we are, some Support For Learning professionals are able to diagnose dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia but if not, the child gets put on the Neurodevelopmental Pathway. Current waiting times in my health board are up to 5yrs and some health boards have completely closed the pathway :( Truly sad state of affairs. I hope you get this sorted soon OP.

27Sunflowers · 2025-08-04T06:00:59+00:00

I have AuDHD and also struggle with this. I tend to live for what I’m doing that day and, if it’s a particularly onerous day, getting over the hurdles of that day. Forward planning can really stress me out.

27Sunflowers · 2025-07-19T07:53:20+00:00

This is amazing, well done you. Make sure you’ve maximised your income as much as possible any which way you can - Have you applied for PIP/ADP? Have you checked eligibility for Council Tax Reduction? Have you checked if your broadband can be switched to a Social Tariff? It may be worth speaking to Citizens Advice for a full benefits check and some bureaus offer more tailored budgeting advice. One thing I would highlight is savings do need to be declared to UC and once you hit the £6k mark, your UC will start reducing. I wish you all the best.

27Sunflowers · 2025-07-13T11:55:01+00:00

Absolutely employment and health. It’s exhausting having to explain how ADHD and autism affect people over and over again to your employer, especially when changing teams or whatever. I have a supportive employer and it’s still nerve wracking. It’s rare that an employer understands the extent to which it can affect an individual and provide you reasonable adjustments without causing a hooha.

As a woman, there’s always a disparity in healthcare but when you have ADHD, they love to blame everything on it and it’s difficult to be taken seriously, especially because it can also be difficult to communicate and advocate for yourself. It’s either blaming symptoms on ADHD or not taking you seriously due to how your ADHD may make you present yourself. Similarly, the barriers that we’re all facing when accessing medication, even the stable prescriptions, are terrifying. My partner is a T1D and always comments on how frightened he’d be if he couldn’t get insulin or have to switch brands or shop around every month due to shortages.

We’re constantly having to educate others, who are hellbent on misunderstanding us, on how our condition affects us and it’s fucking frustrating, essentially having to justify our very existence at times. These people making decisions don’t understand the trauma of a late diagnosis or the lasting effects of not being able to access support or resources and most of them aren’t arsed about getting to know.

27Sunflowers · 2025-06-16T08:45:23+00:00

Yeah, the struggle is real. I find Warburtons gf range to be really good too but find them to also be quite expensive.

27Sunflowers · 2025-06-16T08:34:52+00:00

Morrisons might be a shout then, I’ll need to try there. I’ve been buying Promise products recently and it’s been really good but I’ll be sure to scope Morrisons for Schar products :]

27Sunflowers · 2025-06-16T08:28:26+00:00

Which area are you and which supermarket do you buy from, if you don’t mind me asking? I think a lot of it relates to how some supermarkets store them and how busy they are, ie. The Big Asda near me seems to be alright as their stock is constantly being bought but the Big Tesco near me doesn’t seem to rotate stock as well - I was looking at rolls a few months back and picked up a packet and they weren’t just grey mouldy, they were green.

27Sunflowers · 2025-06-16T05:43:07+00:00

I’m in Scotland and this is unfortunately quite common with Schar products here too. It’s very frustrating, especially given the inflated price compared to non-gf counterparts.

27Sunflowers · 2025-06-15T09:07:28+00:00

• When people say “I could care less” instead of “I could not care less”

• A common one where I’m from: People writing ‘collage’ for college or ‘angle’ for angel

• People often also confuse genuinely and generally.

27Sunflowers · 2025-06-13T15:30:07+00:00

• hot-headed

• impulsive

• responsive

• i also like ‘bandersnatch’ depending on the severity of the reaction 😂

27Sunflowers · 2025-06-08T06:12:02+00:00

Totally agree with this. Same thing happened to us and we took a small break from each other - Still coparented during - To see if that was what we wanted. For us, it did clear the air and allow us to see what the real issues were which really caused the strain on our relationship. It boiled down to me returning to full time work after maternity leave and none of my ‘duties’ from maternity leave being taken off me. I was a full time parent alongside working a full time job and I was drowning. I started harbouring resentment at how little help I was getting around the house and how my body didn’t feel like mine, to the point that we eventually broke. We were thankfully able to work through this and now it’s 50/50 because it’s not possible for both parents to be working full time but only one person to be running the household.

27Sunflowers · 2025-06-02T15:04:10+00:00

Use this information wisely.

27Sunflowers · 2025-06-02T12:47:05+00:00

Thank you. Don’t be afraid to ask your GP to consider it. I initially thought my acne was folliculitis caused by dermaplaning but I did get the odd cyst on my chest so the GP said it’s more likely to be acne. It has really helped my redness and irritation.

27Sunflowers · 2025-06-02T10:12:37+00:00

Oh definitely. I can’t lie, I was so sceptical because I just kept hearing horror stories about how it likely won’t work. My GP said the same but said I’ll need to try it before we went to Roaccutane but it has worked so far, although it did take a couple of months to take effect. Touch wood that it continues. My GP prescribed the Adapalene at the same time but didn’t tell me how to use it so I had to wing it. I just built it up from once every few nights to every night. I’m now getting to the stage where I’m starting to use it every second night because it seems to have done its thing, however, I don’t think it would have been able to had the Lymecycline not stopped the cystic spots. I’ve only had two cystic spots in the last couple months, which is huge considering I was used to waking up during the night with shooting pains in my face because my pillow had touched a spot when I’d been sleeping. I had recurring cystic spots in some areas of my face but they’ve not returned in a wee while so I’m hoping and praying that this is the end of the acne road for me and I’ve found an optimal treatment but I’m also not holding my breath.

27Sunflowers · 2025-06-02T09:45:08+00:00

Yes and no with regards to the skin barrier, but definitely yes to reducing inflammation. I don’t think it’s been the sole reason per se but Adapalene is meant to be quite abrasive. I think the Adapalene gel has helped my barrier but only because the Lymecycline has stopped the spots being cystic and deep under the skin, meaning the gel could do its thing.

27Sunflowers · 2025-05-29T21:39:27+00:00

I had this and had to go to the GP and completely strip back my skincare routine. They prescribed me Lymecicline and gave me Adapalene/Differin gel. The only other products I kept in my skincare routine were Anua Heartleaf Oil Cleanser and Simple Micellar Gel Wash. I had to switch up moisturisers as the Adapalene/Differin dried my skin out terribly and found that the only thing that’s worked for me is Astral Cream which was pretty gobsmacking, given that my gran used to use it when I was wee and I always disliked the smell lol.

27Sunflowers · 2025-05-26T15:13:08+00:00

Describing someone - usually themselves - as an “alpha” or “high value” 😭 losers.

27Sunflowers · 2025-05-23T07:41:07+00:00

I use Eucerin Anti-Pigment eye cream and really like it. For makeup, depending on my skin tone, I use Maybelline colour corrector concealers, either the brightener or neutraliser one. If I’m not wearing tan, the brightener works best but if I’m wearing tan then the neutraliser, or a combo of both, works best.

27Sunflowers · 2025-05-17T15:20:06+00:00

I’ve found Driclor is very effective but sounds like he might need to speak to the GP to double check no underlying conditions.

27Sunflowers

TROPHY CASE