Macmillan Welfare Benefits – SHSCT area

What we do: We help our client’s access benefits and Macmillan Grants.
• Benefit Check
• Form Filling
• Macmillan Grants
• Power NI Grant (Criteria- Customer has a Pre-payment meter and they are at risk of self-disconnection or choosing to eat rather than have electricity))
• Other charitable Grants – Pretty n Pink, Sarcoma UK, Roy Castle, Friends of the Cancer Centre
• Blue badges
• Employment
• Referrals to Macmillan Services – counselling, move more, financial guidance service, energy advice team.
Macmillan Grants Eligibility:
• 18 or over and have a current cancer diagnosis.
• You have no more than £1,000 in savings for your household.
• You have a weekly income of no more than £323 per week for a household of one person or no more than £442 per week for a household of two or more people.
• You have not already had a Macmillan Grant in the last 2 years.
• We do not count Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or Attendance Allowance (AA) when we work out your weekly income. Cost: See brief summary.