Thread: cancer/no income

not sure if anyone can advise on this problem.my brother inlaw was living in Thailand for about 3 years and renting his house out , sadly he had to return in march this year to have radical surgery as he had tongue cancer. he has to live with his mother as he has no income to pay mortgage so house is still rented out , applied for i/b but has been turned down as owns house and they say he hasn't paid enough national insurance ?? he now has no money to live on and doesn't know what to do now , not sure if he can get DLA as is able to look after himself really . does anyone have any ideas what he can do , it's bad enough going through what he already has without having to sell his house as well . thanks

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thanks tomterm have been to cab this morn this situation was not in their book so not able to advise at this minute....

thanks

I would go with macmillan, they are cancer specialists and deal with the financail implications of cancer on a daily basis.

Hello there, I can only agree with the advice given previously. Macmillian are excellent.

Originally Posted by emmaf01

Your local council has a welfare rights officer. Get him to go there immediately. They are experts on benefit entitlements and can even act on your behalf in appeals. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

update on this we have been told could probably get DLA and possibly mum could get carers allowance the welfare rights officer is going to meet with us to complete form

i will for sure emma

Hiya Pov, I have only just seen this thread. I hope your BIL gets this sorted out. He has enough to deal with. As do the rest of you. You know where i am if you need anything. Take care.

SSL you are so lovely thanks

update on this .. he had a result on this and has been awarded DLA thanks for help

thanks emma it actually lifted his spirits when he heard , it's been difficult for him not being able to contribute to things like petrol back and forth from hospital during radiotherapy . he has even had to ask for money to buy his mum a bunch of flowers welfare rights officer way to go

Hi Pov have a look at this. I get free scripts due to DLA. Worth a try luv JB xx


Details of entitlement to help with health costs and the relevant claim forms, can be found on the Prescription Pricing Authorities website here
http://www.ppa.org.uk/ppa/hwhc.htm

There is also a booklet HC11 downloadable from here
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/07/80/85/04078085.pdf
which has the same information.

Getting DLA particularly High Mob may mean you fit into one of the exempt categories.
You can get free:
* NHS prescriptions if you have a valid medical exemption certificate because you have:
- a permanent fistula (for example,caecostomy, colostomy, laryngostomyor ileostomy) requiring continuous surgical dressing or requiring an appliance
- a form of hypoadrenalism (for example, Addison's Disease) for which specific substitution therapy
is essential
- diabetes insipidus and other forms of hypopituitarism
- diabetes mellitus, except where treatment is by diet alone
- hypoparathyroidism
- myasthenia gravis
- myxoedema
- epilepsy requiring continuous anticonvulsive therapy
- you have a continuing physical disability which means you cannot go out without the help of another person.

If you suffer from one of the specified medical conditions, to obtain a Medical Exemption Certificate, you must complete application form FP92A , available from doctor's surgeries . You are required to complete parts 1 and 2 and your doctor (or an authorised member of the practice staff) is asked to sign to confirm the information given by you is correct.


If your DLA awards are new you may find that you are now entitled to Income Support as having Middle rate care will increase your disability premiums and therefore raise your applicable amount so it may be worth getting this checked at