PIP

Hi Ella1957,

Thanks for getting in touch. I’m sorry to hear about your diagnosis and your difficulties with PIP.

As part of our Money and Work Team, we have a dedicated group of Welfare Rights Advisers. They can discuss the PIP decision but also check if you’re entitled to any other 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 household income, amount of any savings, cost of rent/mortgage, council tax and utilities just to see if any other help is available.

It’s worth mentioning that sometimes there may be a Welfare Rights Adviser based in the hospital that may be able to assist your mum. If you would like to find out what local support and information is available near you, please visit our website:

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/in-your-area/choose-location.html

Do you have any life insurance policies you can claim on? Or perhaps you’re yet to access any personal pensions? The Financial Guidance Service can provide information and guidance on these areas of personal finances to help make an informed decision.

If there is anything that you would like to discuss, please reply to this message, or speak to us directly on 0808 808 0000. To reach the Financial Guidance team just select options 1 then 2 then 1 again. Our team are available Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm.

Yours Sincerely,

Joe

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