Help to get central heating fitted to our home

Former Member over 3 years ago

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Please can anyone help me im trying to find any advice on keeping warm, im terminally ill with gist bone cancer, been fighting different cancers since 2004 i have osteoporosis, i broke my back in 3 paces, one of them just won't heal properly, i have Copd, sleep appnea and major problems with my mobility,we have old storage heaters which keep going wrong

Because if the cold and damp it is making me and my wife so ill we keep getting chest infections, we are looking to see if any charitys you might know of might be able to help to keep us warm,. As i worried about my wife when im gone as my gave up her career to nurse me for the past 18 years, as when i die my wife will have nothing to fall back on as we just use the last to pay for my funeral.

I worked for 30 years and now we have only the home we live which is good in some ways, but when you have no spare for income for building maintenance, or to install heating

Any help or advice on where to go would very much.

James - Macmillan over 3 years ago

Thanks for your question

I’m sorry to hear about your situation, but thank you for getting in touch so we can help you.

As part of our Money and Work Team we have Welfare Rights advisors who can make sure you’re claiming the benefits you’re entitled to, check for any charitable grants you could access and also refer you to our Energy Advice Team.

To contact the team, you can call for free on 0808 808 0000 and select option 1, option 2 and option 2 again. They’re open Mon-Fri 8am-8pm and Sat-Sun 9am-5pm.

There is also some useful information on the Citizen’s Advice website here.

The Financial Guidance team may be able to help you with other areas. We can talk about insurance policies you may be able to claim on, accessing pensions, problems paying debts and also issues around mortgages. We can also be contacted on 0808 808 0000 between Mon-Fri 8am-6pm.

James

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Help to get central heating fitted to our home