Steel Bones Benefits & Housing Blogs
New Digital Hub opens at Steel Bones to help local residents get online.
Residents in Isleham and surrounding areas can now access free digital support, devices and internet connectivity thanks to the opening of a new Digital Hub at Steel Bones on the Isleham Business Park. Delivered as part of the Connecting Cambridgeshire Digital Hubs...
Financial Abuse and Amputees: Signs to Watch Out For and How to Stay Safe
Financial abuse is a form of exploitation that is often hidden, misunderstood, and deeply damaging. For amputees and disabled people, the risk can be higher — not because of weakness, but because systems, dependence, and vulnerability are too often taken advantage of...
Benefits and Discounts for Disabled People Aged 65+
Including What Is and Is Not Means-Tested Many disabled people aged 65 and over are entitled to financial support, practical help, and discounts, including free or discounted companion access at attractions and shows. Some support is based on age or disability alone,...
How Age UK Helps with Attendance Allowance Applications
Navigating benefits can feel like a full-time job, especially when the system is packed with long forms, tricky questions, and language that doesn’t always match real life. Attendance Allowance — a vital benefit for older people who need help with personal care or...
Organisations that provide support with benefits in different counties
Here are contact details for organisations across the selected counties that provide help with welfare benefit applications, often including support with form-filling, appeals and entitlement checks — useful for amputees and others with additional needs. County...
Directory of Support in different counties
Please let us know of any additional support we can add to this if it isnt already listed. Please also let us know if this helps you access some help or if you are unable to find what you need in your area. County Support link Key notes Norfolk Norfolk Community...
County-Specific Support to Help Amputees Through the Winter
Winter always has that sneaky way of arriving before anyone’s ready for it. One moment you’re squeezing in those last mild evenings, and the next you’re stacking blankets and wondering if the thermostat really needs to go up again.For amputees, winter can bring an...
Top Tips and Discounts for Amputees in UK
Here are some top tips and discounts available for disabled people across the UK—a helpful guide to savings on travel, home life, leisure, groceries, and more: Travel & Transport Disabled Persons Railcard: Get ⅓ off train fares across Great Britain, and the same...
PODCAST LAUNCHES
STEEL BONES presents THE AMPUTEE POD DISCUSSING EVERYTHING TO DO WITH: LIVING LIFE AS AN AMPUTEE LIFE STORIES GUEST SPEAKERS EXPERT ADVICE HOT TOPICS AND SO MUCH MORE Click here: https://dashboard.rss.com/podcasts/the-steel-bones-amputee-pod-pod1/ or you can listen...