My brother was made redundant 2 years ago and has been doing contract work since. He had recently been diagnosed with cancer of the right kidney with secondaries in the lung and will be starting chemotherapy soon. His wife is a teacher, but her income will not cover all their bills and expenses eg mortgage, child care etc. Is their any financial help he can get?
Thank you
Hello ,
Thanks for getting in touch. I’m sorry to hear about your brother’s diagnosis.
As part of our Money and Work Team, we have a dedicated group of Welfare Rights Advisers. They can check if you’re entitled to any state benefits and can help to access other financial support, such as one-off grants. You can contact them on freephone 0808 808 0000 and they’re available weekdays 8am – 8pm and weekends 9am – 5pm. If you’d prefer you can also contact them via webchat here by selecting “Chat to us” and then the “Welfare Benefits & Grants” option.
They will ask you for some financial details such as your household income, amount of any savings, cost of rent/mortgage, council tax and utilities just to see if any other help is available.
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Kind regards.
Chris Harrower
Financial Guide
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