Factsheets

Individual factsheets are available to download on this website by clicking on the topics listed below. In order to read the factsheets you will need Adobe Reader or Acrobat. If you do not have this software you can download it free of charge from the Adobe website. Follow the link to the website below and click on the Get Adobe Reader icon to start the download.

The factsheets are currently being amended where appropriate taking into account changes made April/May 2011.

Adobe Website

You can also request a copy of any or all of the factsheets by emailing mesothelioma.uk@uhl-tr.nhs.uk or calling 0800 169 2409.

Applying for a Blue Badge and Free Prescriptions

Statutory Sick Pay Factsheet

Employment & Support Allowance (ESA) Factsheet

State Pension Factsheet

Bereavement Benefits Factsheet

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Factsheet

Lump Sum Payment Factsheet

War Pension Factsheet

Disability Living Allowance (Care Component) Factsheet for under age 65

Attendance Allowance Factsheet for age 65 and over

Disability Living Allowance (Mobility Component) Factsheet

Constant Attendance Allowance Factsheet

Carer's Allowance Factsheet

Pension Credit Factsheet

Working Tax Credit Factsheet

Housing and Council Tax Benefit Factsheet

Before Going into Hospital Factsheet

Admission to Hospital Factsheet

Leaving Hospital Factsheet

Funeral Payment Factsheet

Appeals Factsheet

Where to Get Benefit Forms Factsheets

How to Complete Benefit Forms Factsheet

For help to check exactly which benefits you are able to claim, help to fill in the necessary forms or to discuss any problems you have with your benefits call:

Macmillan Support Line on freephone 0808 808 0000
Mon - Fri 9am - 8pm

Alternatively, you can contact an Asbestos Support Group, your local Citizens’ Advice Bureau or a local specialist nurse for advice and assistance.

Factsheets

Six Basic Steps

Benefit Claim Example

Factsheets