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The Bassetlaw Macmillan Welfare Rights Service provides advice and information on welfare benefits and entitlements to people affected by cancer living in Bassetlaw. Citizens Advice Bassetlaw aims to help you to receive the income you are entitled to. We can offer support on: Benefit claims, from filing in forms to representation at tribunals; how to apply for Power of Attorney to help you plan for the future; Appealing benefit decisions; Health costs, such as prescriptions and travel to hospital; Accessing charitable grants; Travel concessions such as a disabled badge. Phone advice and home visits are available.

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

We recognise that a cancer diagnosis can result in additional expenses such as heating, food, clothing and travel costs while income may be reduced. We aim to prevent financial hardship and to help with the costs of a cancer diagnosis through help to claim benefits and grants that are available. We provide high quality and trusted advice on welfare benefit entitlement and assist with form completion, advocacy and representation at tribunal. The service also assists with applying for grant applications and can assist with Health Costs such as travel to hospital. We also advise on accessing services or equipment such as aids or adaptations or social service assessments and can refer or signpost to local services for further advice and support. The service has 4 full time equivalent welfare rights advisers who deliver advice at our local hospitals and outreach centres across Central Bedfordshire and Bedford as well as to the patients of the North West Anglia Foundation Trust.

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

Working in partnership with Central Bedfordshire Council and Macmillan Cancer Support, we deliver a free, confidential specialist benefits advice service to people who have been diagnosed with cancer, including their family and carers who live in Central Bedfordshire, Bedford and to the patients of the North West Anglia Foundation NHS Trust, delivered Face to Face, by Telephone and by Email. We recognise that a cancer diagnosis can result in additional expenses such as heating, food, clothing and travel costs while income may be reduced. We aim to prevent financial hardship and to help with the costs of a cancer diagnosis through help to claim benefits and grants that are available. We provide high quality and trusted advice on welfare benefit entitlement and assist with form completion, advocacy and representation at tribunal. The service also assists with applying for grant applications and can assist with Health Costs such as travel to hospital. We also advise on accessing services or equipment such as aids or adaptations or social service assessments and can refer or signpost to local services for further advice and support.

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

Living with cancer can be tough on your finances. You might not be able to earn in the same way. You’ll probably spend more on everyday costs like heating and getting around. And it’s hard knowing how to plan ahead. Too often, money worries just get out of control. But we’re here to help. Our benefits advisers can support you by working out the financial help you may be entitled to and helping you to access it. They have specialist knowledge of welfare benefits, tax credits and grants and can offer you up-to-date, invaluable advice. Working in partnership with Citizens Advice Birmingham, we provide free face-to-face benefits advice to people affected by cancer, including carers and families, at hospitals and other locations across Birmingham and Solihull. We can provide advice on what benefits you could claim if you cannot work, if you are experiencing health problems as a result of treatment, or if you have a low or reduced income; help you with applications for benefit – making calls or filling in forms; help you apply for one-off grants, eg to help with fuel costs, to pay for a convalescent holiday or a new household item; assist you with appealing against decisions on your benefit entitlement; refer you to other support with debt, housing, employment and pensions. We also offer face to face and telephone appointments.

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

Living with cancer can be tough on your finances. You might not be able to earn in the same way. You’ll probably spend more on everyday costs like heating and getting around. And it’s hard knowing how to plan ahead. Too often, money worries just get out of control. But we’re here to help. Our benefits advisers can support you by working out the financial help you may be entitled to and helping you to access it. They have specialist knowledge of welfare benefits, tax credits and grants and can offer you up-to-date, invaluable advice. Working in partnership with Coventry Citizens Advice, we provide free telephone and digital benefits advice to people affected by cancer, including carers and families. We can: provide advice on what benefits you could claim if you cannot work, if you are experiencing health problems as a result of treatment, or if you have a low or reduced income; help you with applications for benefit – making calls or filling in forms; help you apply for one-off grants, eg to help with fuel costs, to pay for a convalescent holiday or a new household item; assist you with appealing against decisions on your benefit entitlement; refer you to other support with debt, housing, employment and pensions.

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

The Macmillan CAB Welfare Benefits Service provides information, advice and advocacy to people affected by cancer living in Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland or receiving treatment within the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL). We provide a free and confidential service to cancer patients, their families, and carers. Our advice is focused on identifying benefit entitlement and assisting service users through the claiming process to achieve income maximisation. We can also help with challenging decisions and representing at tribunals. Additionally we help with Blue badge applications, accessing charitable grants, and signposting to partner organisations for issues such as debt, employment and housing.

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

A welfare benefits service for people living with cancer, their families and carers

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

The Macmillan Welfare Rights Service is integrated into the Cancer & Palliative Care Service. The Service provides free and confidential benefits advice to people living with cancer, their carers and their families living within the borough of Luton. The service can advise on a range of issues including which benefits you’re eligible for, how to maximise your income, appeals, tax credits, grants, housing costs and transport concessions. The service also provides help in completing all benefit forms as required.

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

Macmillan Cancer Support & Central and East Northamptonshire Citizens Advice work in partnership to offer a specialist welfare benefits service for patients who received a cancer diagnosis and for their families. This is a free, independent and confidential service. We can advise on a range of issues including benefits and income maximisation and assist with any other related issues you may have, such as housing, debt and employment. We can also help you with form completion, advocacy and representation at tribunals. Our aim is to strive to ensure that people affected by cancer receive the support and help they need.

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

The service is provided through telephone advice, hospital and office appointments. Access to the service is by referral from any health professional or self referral. Specific services include, applying for benefits including the completion of application forms, means tested benefit calculations, challenging benefits decisions and tribunal, representation, accessing Macmillan and other charitable grants, applying for blue badges and help with bereavement benefits.

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

This service meets people affected by cancer at key pathway points – diagnosis and staging; treatment; palliative care and end of life. This includes clients, carers and families, with those recently bereaved also able to access the service. Specialist welfare benefits advice for people affected by cancer. They can advise on what benefits you could claim and also give guidance on issues around housing, employment, as well as helping you with applications for benefits e.g making calls, form filling. They can also help you apply for one-off grants to help with fuel costs or to pay for a convalescent holiday or a new household item. They can also provide assistance with the claims process and representation at appeal. Also offers face to face appointments, telephone advice and home visits.

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

We provide free, confidential and impartial benefits advice to people living with cancer and their families. We can advise you on a range of issues including what benefits you’re eligible for, how to maximise your income, and help with appeals, grants, and transport costs. This service can be accessed via a referral from a healthcare professional, such as your specialist nurse, or by contacting the Macmillan Information & Support Centre

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

A partnership between Hertfordshire County Council and Macmillan Cancer Support, we provide a specialist benefits advice service for people affected by cancer and their carers at key pathway points – diagnosis and staging; treatment; palliative care and end of life. We can help with claims for benefits like personal independence payment, attendance allowance, ESA, universal credit and carer’s allowance and can assist in challenging decisions, from mandatory reconsideration through to appeal. The service can also help with applying for grants from Macmillan, Blue Badge applications and help with health costs such as travel to hospital

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

The Macmillan Money and Work team are advisers with specialist knowledge of all the financial benefits available to people living with and beyond cancer, their relatives and carers. We can offer you up-to-date, confidential advice and can support you by working out and accessing the financial help you may be entitled to. We can also help you to apply for a Macmillan Grant. Our local team are happy to support you with all things benefits-related and if you have other money worries or work-related issues they can refer you to our telephone support line where a team of specialists can help you with queries at work or about your mortgage, pensions, Insurance and energy advice.

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

This service meets people affected by cancer at key pathway points – diagnosis and staging; treatment; palliative care and end of life. This includes clients, carers and families, with those recently bereaved also able to access the service. Specialist welfare benefits advice for people affected by cancer. They can advise on what benefits you could claim and also give guidance on issues around housing, employment, as well as helping you with applications for benefits e.g making calls, form filling. They can also help you apply for one-off grants to help with fuel costs or to pay for a convalescent holiday or a new household item. They can also provide assistance with the claims process and representation at appeal. The service holds the award for Advice Quality Standard.

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group

Free, confidential and impartial advice for people living with cancer, their carers and relatives aimed at helping with the financial cost of cancer. Home and hospital visits are available. You can contact us by phone, letter or e-mail to make an appointment and get advice. You can also access the service by being referred by a Macmillan or Specialist Nurse or via the Macmillan information pods at Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester Hospitals.

Category: Benefit Advice Services

Tagged: Education & Information Financial Support Support Group