Do i get any help

There are specialists at the MacMillan phone centre that can easily pass you on to an expert to talk you through the benefits you can have.

i will get back to you with a number if I don’t get beaten to it by our amazing champions.

C U Later

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/advocacy/campaigns/money-one-less-worry?utm_source=421549&utm_medium=bingsearch&utm_campaign=donations2026&gclid=eb93ea3f7e9c130968f28364cff4db6f&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=eb93ea3f7e9c130968f28364cff4db6f

0800 808 00 00 (financial)

Thank you Mr U. 

I was having my dinner otherwise I would have been onto it ! .

It's the standard Support Line number 0808 808 00 00 (but for financial help Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm).

If you have a Macmillan or a "Maggie's" at your local hospital they can also help.

Best wishes - Brian.

My understanding is that benefits are only payable with cancer if its in the last year of your life prognosis ?never thought about it tbh .

No, the full benefit is paid directly without question if you get a SR1 form (not expected to live for a year)

The benefits are formally written by you in the normal way otherwise.

All benefits are payable depending on your situation.

OK I misunderstood it .

I know attendance allowance is a lot of form filling from a friend of mine who does it for clients 

All the forms are a lot of filling but you can ask, a local age concern, a local CAB (Citizens Advice Bureau) or MacMillans, or your mate who will help you get through the paperwork.

This depends what type of benefits you are thinking about.

Personal Independence Payment (if under retirement age) or Attendance Allowance (if over retirement) are pretty certain if you believe that you have less than 12 months to live - evidenced by your doctor and Form SR1 as mentioned. You will get them quickly.

If that is not the case then you can apply in the normal way for whichever benefit is applicable. You should remember that these benefits are awarded for things you can't do, rather than the illness. You will need someone who knows what they are doing to complete the form.

If you need to increase income, then it is Universal Credit (if under pension age) or Pension Credit (if over).

Get some help - Macmillan, as outlined, are really focussed on helping you, and have knowledge of the illness that isa real plus.

Failing that, or if you have a need for face to face advice and Macmillan can't help with that, then use Citizens Advice. You can find your nearest one here:

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ - use the "Find your nearest...." box.

One interesting thing you can do, if you feel able to and so inclined, is to run some checks yourself. There are things called "Benefits Calculators" which will do that. The Government web page below offers links to the three main ones of these:

https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators

Always put the right information into them - wrong information put in will result in wrong information coming out.

Whatever the result though, check it with Macmillan or Citizens Advice.

I hope this helps.

Hello shahramahroyan 

I’m Steph and I’m part of the team who looks after the Online Community here at Macmillan. May I wish you another warm welcome to the Community, although I’m sorry that cancer brings you here. I hope you find the site to be a safe place of comfort and kindness. 

As our members have kindly suggested, I'd encourage you to call our Support Line to speak to one of our expert money advisers. Our money advisers are available Monday to Friday 8am-6pm on freephone 0808 808 00 00 or you can request a call back.

It would be helpful for you to have a read through this page before calling. It explains how to prepare for a call with a money adviser, as they will need some information from you to be able to offer you the best advice.

I noticed on your other post you mentioned that you're retired. You might also want to have a read of Macmillan's information on benefits for people of pension age.

In addition to speaking to money advisers, you can also call with questions about cancer. Or just to have a chat with someone who's there to listen. We're here for you as long as you need us. Generally our Support Line teams are available 7 days a week, 8am-8pm on freephone 0808 808 00 00, email or live webchat.

Hope this is helpful, take care