Financial support
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A cancer diagnosis may impact on your financial situation, there may be additional costs such as transport and parking, in combination with the possibility of not being able to work as you did before the diagnosis. You can find financial and welfare support by clicking on the following links.
These professionals will be able to help guide you to sources of support with understanding benefits, grants that you may be eligible for, and advise on matters including pensions, energy bills and insurance advice, to help you stay more in control of your finances.
South West London Macmillan Advice Service
The South West London Macmillan benefits project is a partnership between Macmillan cancer support and Citizens Advice Wandsworth and Croydon macmillan-citizens-advice-mone.
This service offers free and confidential advice to people living with cancer to help them understand what support is available to help them pay their bills or meet the additional expenses they may experience. They also support with understanding eligibility and completing applications for charitable grants and benefits.
You can contact the service by calling the helpline 0207 042 0332 (Monday – Friday, 09:30 – 17:00)
Macmillan Benefits Advice Service – Citizens Advice Wandsworth
Alternatively, you can contact the Macmillan Information and support centre for further information.
Money, finance and insurance | Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan National Helpline 0808 808 00 00 for advice on finance, housing, will making, work or education
This information will help you learn more about managing practical and financial decisions that you may have. This guide includes information on wills, debts and power of attorney
Macmillan Sorting out practical and Financial affairs
Benefits
Macmillan have a benefits calculator to provide estimates for benefits you may be entitled to if you have cancer
Macmillan Cancer Benefits Calculator | Macmillan Cancer Support
Check eligibility to apply for benefits here https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits
Household Support Fund – www.gov.uk/cost-living-help-local-council
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) – www.gov.uk/pip
Transport to the Hospital
Healthcare Travel Cost Scheme – www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/help-with-health-costs/healthcare-travel-costs-scheme-htcs/
Blue badge applications : Wandsworth – Merton – Sutton – Croydon
Taxicard: for reduced fee transport
Community transport: Wandsworth – Merton –Sutton –Croydon
Support to access a Telephone/Data
The charity SimPal, offers free, 6 month pre-paid SIM cards including 20+G data per month. (Also phones if possible) For people living with cancer, disadvantaged by poor health, or digital poverty, in the UK.
Merton Residents
Wimbledon Guild offer support and advice on managing finances and offer small grants to Merton residents. Financial Help
www.wimbledonguild.co.uk 020 8946 0735 info@wimbledonguild.co.uk
Cancer is a drag
Offers support grants to provide financial aid to people living with cancer and their families
http://www.cancerisadrag.org 0843 886 8426 07719 082655 info@cancerisadrag.org
Resources
Help with the cost of cancer audiobook | Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan YouTube playlist of films related to finances and cancer
Mo on money and cancer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mjutlB7zzI
Easy read booklets
Claiming benefits when you have cancer easy read booklet | Macmillan Cancer Support
Help with costs when you have cancer easy read booklet | Macmillan Cancer Support