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Any help for SIL with cancer?

epskie
epskie Posts: 188 Forumite
in Benefits & tax credits
Hello,

Can anybody advise me about a situation for my Sister and her partner please? My Sister In Law (Sister's partner) has just been diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer :(
They both work full time (SIL often working up to 80 hours a week) Obviously she is going to need time off now, can anybody advise me if they are entitled to any benefits please?
They live in rented property and have no critical illness insurance.

Many Thanks.

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  • Mupette
    Mupette Posts: 4,599 Forumite
    perhaps the macmillan nurses would be the best bet, they are clued up on what she can and can't get, sorry i hope that helps
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  • Dognobs
    Dognobs Posts: 396 Forumite
    Are they in a civil partnership? Tey may be able to claim more.
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  • James123_2
    James123_2 Posts: 519 Forumite
    Yes, absolutely the best advice is to take this to Macmillan Benefits Helpline. They really are clued up in giving you the best information. As many will tell you, cancer itself is not a trigger for benefits; it is how the condition affects you. As a cancer sufferer myself having to sell my house to survive, I do sympathise.
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