cancer diagnoised wha can she claim ?

Bella79

Hi all

We have had some sad news today my aunt has been diagnoised with lung cancer, She currentlty recives carers allowance for my grandmother will this stop now shes been diagnoised ? they said she can claim mobility is this all ?

Thankyou for any help
owens

Indie_Kid

She can still claim carers if they still meets the conditions.

DanielleNic87

She can claim ESA (employment and support allowance)

[Deleted User]

she maybe able to claim DLA for herself under what they call "special rules",whilst i dont want to be morbid this usually applies to those who are terminally ill.

DanielleNic87

woodbine wrote: »

she maybe able to claim DLA for herself under what they call "special rules",whilst i dont want to be morbid this usually applies to those who are terminally ill.

And same goes fo ESA

lisamummytoarchieplusbump

im very sorry to hear about your aunt

when my mum was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer she got dla it was the rate that you can apply for a mobility car not sure what thats called and esa i think.

she had small cell lung cancer which is rapid growing so not sure if different types means different benefits

turkolina

Hello Owens.. So sorry to hear about your Aunt.. My mum passed away sadly 10 days ago with cancer.. When she was diagnosed though she was put in touch with the local MacMillan Nurses. When she was allocated one, she got someone from Citizens Advice who works with the nurses to come to mums home and go through absloutely everything with her.. Give them a ring and see what they say.. In our area they are the main cancer contact team and from our experience were invaluable to my mother and us as a family..

Turks..

Bella79

Thankyou all for your advice x

richard9991

woodbine wrote: »

she maybe able to claim DLA for herself under what they call "special rules",whilst i dont want to be morbid this usually applies to those who are terminally ill.

so sorry to here this if she has been diagnosed as terminal she can claim the highest rate care component of dla she wont need to wait 3 months she will get it straight away she needs a special form from gp i hope this is not the case and good luck.

richard9991

richard9991 wrote: »

so sorry to here this if she has been diagnosed as terminal she can claim the highest rate care component of dla she wont need to wait 3 months she will get it straight away she needs a special form from gp i hope this is not the case and good luck.

here is a link for dla
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/FinancialSupport/DisabilityLivingAllowance/DG_10011731

wobin

Sorry to hear about your aunt.

My mum was diagnosed with lung cancer in Oct 2008, she was employed at the time so went onto sick leave and received her sick pay allowance. When this ran out she claimed ESA (Employment and Support Allowance). She is now medically retired as of Dec 2009 and has her occupational pension as well as ESA and DLA.

My mum also claimed DLA she was awarded the higher rate care component and higher rate mobility component. As a result she also gets a free bus pass that she can have someone accompany her on the bus for free too. She also gets her road tax for free and a blue badge for parking.

It would be in your Aunt's best interests to claim for the DLA - the Dr needs to write/sign something to help them award it so if the "special circumstances" apply to your aunt then she will receive the highest rate of both components. however there are 3 rates at which they are paid so she should qualify for some sort of payment.

I am not sure if your Aunt will be able to claim both ESA and Carer's Allowance, I think it would be best to speak with the Job centre about that.

Your aunt should have been assigned a MacMillan;s nurse and they are generally really helpful with this kind of info especially helping filling in the forms - actually my mums nurse put her in contact with the St Vincent's Hospice and a lady there helped my mum complete the forms. It can be a nightmare to complete all the forms but the extra money is very helpful.

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