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Citizens Advice Bureau Merton and Lambeth provide support and advice services that are FREE, INDEPENDENT, IMPARTIAL and CONFIDENTIAL. They have enabled more than 20,000 Merton and Lambeth residents to seek our support every year. Support and advice includes: welfare benefits assessment and application support debt advice housing and more.
Every Pound Costs - Lambeth benefits advice Every Pound Counts Lambeth offer advice to help you find out what benefits you’re entitled to, and how to access them. You may qualify for advice from the Every Pound Counts Service. If you do not qualify you can get advice from One Lambeth Advice. Every Pound Counts is available to the following Lambeth residents: • people with disabilities • people with sensory impairments • people experiencing long term ill...
This link will take you to the Turn2Us website. They're a national charity who help people in financial hardship to gain access to benefits, charitable grants and support services, including the bereaved.
This link provides some information about sick pay, such as conversations you need to have with your employer and how to get a fit note.
When someone is ill in Intensive Care, they may need someone to help with or take over their affairs, including making decisions around their health, legal and financial welfare.This link will take you to the Citizens Advice website. It provides simple, easily understandable information about different ways of managing someone else's affairs, including different types of Power of Attorney.
What if I can't pay the bills? It can be stressful enough, worrying about a family member in Intensive Care, without the added stress of worrying about money and how you're going to pay the bills. This is especially true if your loved usually dealt with money issues, if either of you are self employed or you need to take a lot of time off work in order to visit him or her or to look after children. Can I get access to his or her bank account? You may need access to...
A Personal Independence payment (PIP) is extra money to help you with everyday life if you have an illness, disability or mental health condition. You can get it on top of Employment and Support Allowance or other benefits. Your income, savings, and whether you’re working or not don't affect your eligibility. This link takes you to the government's page on how to claim PIP, and who is eligible.
Turn2Us - financial crisis advice Anyone can be a missed pay-cheque, illness or bereavement away from a real financial crisis, and Turn2Us can help you find the support you need to get back on track. The Benefits Calculator takes less than 10 minutes to complete and it will tell you which means-tested benefits you may be entitled to, including tax credits. The Grants Search can help you look for funds that might be able to give you a grant or other types of help. There is also...