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Grant Funds and Allowances for Terminally Ill People Sources of assistance available - how these might be accessed and combined to address the needs of someone with a life threatening illness.

Statutory benefits: Statutory benefits: Non means tested Non means tested Disability Living Allowance – Care and mobility Disability Living Allowance – Care and mobility Attendance allowance Attendance allowance Special Rules Special Rules

Means tested: Means tested: Under pension age – if employed Under pension age – if employed SSP Statutory Sick Pay SSP Statutory Sick Pay Incapacity benefit Incapacity benefit Various additions –disability premiums Various additions –disability premiums Under pension age – unemployed Under pension age – unemployed Job seekers allowance Job seekers allowance Income support Income support

Over pension age: means tested or based on contributions: Over pension age: means tested or based on contributions: Retirement pension (occupational pension) Retirement pension (occupational pension) Income support Income support Pension credit Pension credit

All ages: All ages: Council tax benefit Council tax benefit Housing benefit Housing benefit Tax credits – working - child Tax credits – working - child

Carers allowance Carers allowance If earning under £84 per week and caring for 34 or more hours per week If earning under £84 per week and caring for 34 or more hours per week

Voluntary Benefits: Voluntary Benefits: Issues around inequality – of eligibility and access Issues around inequality – of eligibility and access Related to specific illness or conditions Related to specific illness or conditions Related to social or general circumstances Related to social or general circumstances

Macmillan fund – means tested Macmillan fund – means tested Meanwood community trust Meanwood community trust Lions/ rotary Lions/ rotary Willow Foundation Willow Foundation Honeyrose Foundation Honeyrose Foundation Carers Leeds Carers Leeds Terence Higgins/Mesmac Terence Higgins/Mesmac Day break trust Day break trust Frank Buttle Frank Buttle

Case Studies: Case Studies: Look at the situations – consider the issues and what could be provided? Look at the situations – consider the issues and what could be provided?