Our welfare and benefits team provide support and advice on all aspects of welfare and benefits to people who are under the care of UCLH for cancer or a blood condition, and their carers.
The team can:
- find out what benefits you’re entitled to
- help you to apply for benefits
- support you if you’re going through a benefits tribunal
- give advice about other financial support
- signpost you to other specialist services, or services local to you.
The following health care professionals can refer you for welfare and benefit advice:
- hospital doctor
- clinical nurse specialist
- ward nurse
- support and information specialist.
The support and information specialist contact details area available on their webpage.
You may find it helpful to contact some of the government departments listed below before visiting us:
- Jobcentre Plus for new and existing benefit claims): 0800 055 66 88. You can also find your local Jobcentre Plus office online.
- Attendance Allowance: 0800 731 0122
- Carer's Allowance Unit: 0800 731 0297
- Child Benefit: 0300 200 3100
- Child Tax Credit: 0345 300 3900
- Employment & Support Allowance: 0800 055 6688
We aim to offer advice to as many patients as possible but we may not always be able to provide support at a time convenient for you. We have listed other services you can also contact for advice below:
- Age UK (50 plus)
Tel: 0800 055 6112
Website: ageuk.org.uk - Citizens Advice
Tel: 0800 144 8848
Website: adviceguide.org.uk (to find your local office) - Civil Legal Advice
Tel: 0345 345 4 345
Website: gov.uk/civil-legal-advice - Law Centres Network
Website: lawcentres.org.uk - Macmillan Cancer Support
Tel: 0808 808 00 00 (people with a cancer diagnosis only)
Website: macmillan.org.uk - National Debtline
Tel: 0808 808 4000
Website: nationaldebtline.org - TaxAid
Tel: 0345 120 3779
Website: taxaid.org.uk
For advice on housing benefit, council tax support, Blue Badge scheme, Taxicards (London boroughs only) and Freedom Passes, please contact your local council.
Please note that our welfare and benefits service is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Therefore, we cannot advise on the following areas:
- Bankruptcy
- Pension advice
- Mortgage/insurance policy issues
- Self-employed business – for self-employed tax issues please contact TaxAid (see above for contact details)
- Secured debts – please contact the National Debtline, your local Citizens Advice (see above for contact details) or the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (fca.org.uk/)
Immigration advice
We are unable to help with immigration queries. For more information about immigration or to find legal advice, please visit the following websites:
Citizens Advice: citizensadvice.org.uk/immigration/
UK Government: gov.uk/find-an-immigration-adviser and gov.uk/check-legal-aid
Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner: home.oisc.gov.uk/
Liberty: libertyhumanrights.org.uk/advice_information/i-need-immigration-advice/
Law Centres: lawcentres.org.uk/i-am-looking-for-advice
Law Society: lawsociety.org.uk/public/for-public-visitors/using-a-solicitor/
Right to remain: righttoremain.org.uk/
Law Works: lawworks.org.uk/legal-advice-individuals/find-legal-advice-clinic-near-you
Advice Local: advicelocal.uk/
Welfare and benefits advice video
