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Additional benefits for terminal cancer patient?
thorsoak
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Sadly, a friend has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer - although I'm not sure what length of time he has left.
He is retired, owns his own house (no mortgage) but no savings either. He has a small co pension of around £200 per month, plus usual retirement pension of £590 per 4 weeks & his wife gets £290 per 4 weeks (on his contributions). He also gets pension credit of about £25 per week. They also have council tax rebate.
I think he will be entitled to Attendance allowance as he is over 65 and in receipt of state pension - and maybe his wife can get a carer's element on the pension credit - am i correct? I don't want to give them any false information.
He is retired, owns his own house (no mortgage) but no savings either. He has a small co pension of around £200 per month, plus usual retirement pension of £590 per 4 weeks & his wife gets £290 per 4 weeks (on his contributions). He also gets pension credit of about £25 per week. They also have council tax rebate.
I think he will be entitled to Attendance allowance as he is over 65 and in receipt of state pension - and maybe his wife can get a carer's element on the pension credit - am i correct? I don't want to give them any false information.
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If he is expected to live less than 6 months he will be fast tracked onto the higher rate of AA under the special rules.0
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His wife will not be able to claim Carer's Allowance for him as such, but will have an underlying entitlement.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CaringForSomeone/MoneyMatters/CarersAllowance/DG_10012529The IVF worked;DS born 2006.0 -
Can you not get DLA if you have terminal cancer? I'm not sure?0
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Deleted_User wrote: »Can you not get DLA if you have terminal cancer? I'm not sure?
Not if you over 65. You get something called attendance allowance.
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Not in this case, Joanne. Not unless they were already claiming DLA before they turned 65. DLA is for those under 65, AA is for those over 65.0
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Have a look at this thread, some good advice on here
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/24944390 -
Thank you - I'll pass that thread on to their daughter, I think.0
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Your friend should be able to apply for the Blue Badge - they might not be able to drive, but it can still be useful if they need to travel to hospital0
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I've recently done an application for AA under the special rules for a relative and it's very, very easy. You don't have to answer loads of questions about the health of the person, just practical answers like name, address, NI number, etc. The sooner the application goes in, the sooner they will get the extra money.0
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Macmillan run a specialist benefits advice service for people who have cancer, they also have a grants scheme.0
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