New Bathroom Suite - free ?

QuincyBella · 21 September 2013 at 4:25PM

shegar wrote: »

Yes SSAFA can , but they want to see all bank statements, rent book, income, etc , so if they see the OP as savings then you all know what they will say, charities are for people who dont have any savings to help their selves with...............................

True enough, but I understand there have been instances where they have been able to negotiate deals, discounts etc so it may still be worth making contact if the individual fits the criteria.

portly1 · 21 September 2013 at 6:16PM

Twisted_Cherry wrote: »

Someone I knew was assessed and was waiting over 2 years for a new bathroom and they were on a priority list! In the end they moved to somewhere with a more suitable bathroom!

Depends on the council and the Social Services report.

Slightly off topic, but to move to a suitable property is almost impossible in my area.

I hear of a 27 year old guy that gave up work a few years back due having to pay 25% of his wages to the CSA.
He lived at home, parents kicked him out because of his drinking and drug taking.
Eventually after years of substance abuse he developed a problem with his heart - nothing serious, but after he put pen to paper claiming that he was at death's door he was awarded ESA - SG and HRC, HRM - DLA. The council found him a lovely 1 bed bungalow. Last I heard was that he was dealing drugs from there and he had turned it into a 'drug den'.

Trouble with this is that there is very little that is wrong with him medically.

What a shame that a genuine disabled couple couldn't have been given that bungalow instead of him.

shegar · 21 September 2013 at 6:45PM

QuincyBella wrote: »

True enough, but I understand there have been instances where they have been able to negotiate deals, discounts etc so it may still be worth making contact if the individual fits the criteria.

Well yes , OP can apply to any charity or council for help , but if it were me and I had savings enough to pay for it myself then I would.......Id feel very cheeky asking any association for help in those circumstances........But thats just my opinion .................

portly1 · 21 September 2013 at 8:02PM

shegar wrote: »

Well yes , OP can apply to any charity or council for help , but if it were me and I had savings enough to pay for it myself then I would.......Id feel very cheeky asking any association for help in those circumstances........But thats just my opinion .................

But many do!!!

In my local paper this week there was a story about a guy who was caught stealing a camera. Why? Because he wanted to take photos of his pregnant wife. Errr umm yes I have some sympathy for him, but later on in the article we find out that he had more than enough money in his pocket to buy it. Why steal it then? 'Because I thought that I could get away with it and then use the money on something else like a party when she came home'.

He was sent down for 28 days and will miss the birth of his child.

The Great British Public, get what you can, when you can, and it doesn't matter how you get it!

QuincyBella · 21 September 2013 at 8:34PM

shegar wrote: »

Well yes , OP can apply to any charity or council for help , but if it were me and I had savings enough to pay for it myself then I would.......Id feel very cheeky asking any association for help in those circumstances........But thats just my opinion .................

Would you feel guilty if a charity you have been assessed as eligible for help from them and they had agreed deals with certain suppliers? It doesn't have to be all or nothing - I wouldn't blame people who didn't want to spend all their savings on a bathroom adaptation if there was no chance of building other savings later down the line. I have some savings and really need a new kitchen it doesn't mean I'm going to spend all my savings on it as then I would feel hugely vulnerable not having any money in the bank.

It's the same principle of those in the forces receiving discounts in bars or shops. They probably aren't the poorest or most needy of people in a lot of cases but people still want to help them.

I'm guessing this is a redundant point in the case of the op as he probably wasn't in the forces (neither was I, just for the record!) but maybe this could help someone else.