Help with the cost of cancer audiobook
This audiobook is about getting benefits and other financial help if you are affected by cancer in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. It explains the types of financial help you could get and who to contact for further support, including Macmillan’s money advisors.
You can also listen to this audiobook on Soundcloud.
Listening time: around 4.5 hours.
In this audiobook
- 1 Information about this audiobook and other support from Macmillan
- 2 Introduction
- 3 What are benefits
- 4 Terminal illness - special rules
- 5 Keeping a diary
- 6 Questions you may have about benefits
- 7 Support from your work
- 8 Employment and support allowance
- 9 Universal credit
- 10 Work capability assessments
- 11 Jobseeker's Allowance
- 12 Personal Independence Payment - England, Wales and Northern Ireland
- 13 Applying for PIP
- 14 Adult Disability Payment - Scotland
- 15 Applying for Adult Disability Allowance
- 16 Attendance Allowance - England, Wales and Northern Ireland
- 17 Pension age disability payment - Scotland
- 18 Industrial injuries disablement benefit
- 19 Support for carers
- 20 Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment
- 21 Other Carer Benefits
- 22 Bereavement Support Payment
- 23 State Pension
- 24 Pension Credit
- 25 Universal Credit for housing costs
- 26 Housing benefit
- 27 Council Tax Reduction in England, Scotland and Wales
- 28 Help with rates in Northern Ireland
- 29 Support for Mortgage Interest
- 30 Help with service charges
- 31 Grants for your home
- 32 Help with winter energy costs
- 33 Help with health costs - prescriptions
- 34 Wig and fabric supports
- 35 Dental costs
- 36 Eyesight tests and care
- 37 NHS Low Income Scheme
- 38 Equipment to help you at home
- 39 VAT-exempt goods and services
- 40 Paying for a care home or care at home
- 41 Looking after children
- 42 Disability benefits for children
- 43 School and education costs
- 44 Help with traveling to and from hospital
- 45 Other travel schemes and services
- 46 Blue Badge Scheme and Road Tax exemption
- 47 Grants and loans
- 48 Glossary - Useful words to know
- 49 About our information
- 50 Other ways we can help you
- 51 Other useful organisations
- 52 Further resources
- 53 Can you do something to help
- 54 Information about this recording
This audiobook is about getting benefits and other financial help if you are affected by cancer in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. It explains the types of financial help you could get and who to contact for further support, including Macmillan’s money advisors.
You can also listen to this audiobook on Soundcloud.
Listening time: around 4.5 hours.
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How we can help
Our specialist money advisers can give you free and confidential advice and help you to find out what benefits and financial support you might be entitled to.