Financial support
Meet Phil Bremner, our Macmillan Welfare and Benefit Adviser
Any concerns?
Do you have questions about financial support?
A cancer diagnosis can have a serious impact on your personal finances.
Phil Bremner, our Macmillan Welfare and Benefits Adviser, offers advice and information for patients, carers and families on all aspects of financial support. The service aims to:
- apply for and complete benefit forms
- find local support agencies offering financial help
- access financial grants and other means of support
- maximise existing personal income
- reduce outgoings and expenditure
This is a free and confidential service. Ask your cancer nurse for a referral or get in touch directly.
This service provides information on benefits and financial support for cancer patients and their carers. Advice is also available for reducing financial outgoings, claiming grants and assistance from a range of other sources of support.
Access to the service is usually by referral from the healthcare professional looking after you but please feel free to contact Phil directly.
If you need a face-to-face appointment, we will try to arrange this to coincide with your clinic appointments or treatment. A range of booklets to cover financial matters are also available at the centre to pick up anytime free of charge.
If you would like more information about benefits and financial support please visit the Macmillan Cancer Support website, which has information about benefits and financial support as well as financial guidance.
Case studies
Phil Bremner has provided financial support to many people following a cancer diagnosis.
John’s story: Phil successfully supported ‘John and Yoko’ to increase their weekly income by £326 and qualify for extra winter fuel payments.
William’s story: Read how Phil supported William to successfully claim £650 per week.
Jack’s story: Phil’s support for Jack included successfully applying for a Macmillan grant and assistance in taking a special family holiday.
Benefits adviser is very helpful.
Had help with benefits and awareness of support services. Benefits adviser was excellent, professional and a great sense of humour.
So helpful, did not have to look for the help, it was offered.
Prompt and made simple
Extremely helpful
Difference it’s made is incredible
Took a lot of worry off my mind, made life a lot easier.
Service was second to none.
Took a lot of stress away from me and he made a process easy that I never considered I would qualify for.
Excellent service- took it out of our hands.
Really helpful, prevented a lot of stress.
Very good, understands everything. Easy to talk to.
Fantastic, so so useful when you are not very well.
Nice that there is someone to help you with financial things.
Highly proactive, thoroughly professional and a guiding light.
Invaluable. Made such a difference.
Superb, marvellous. Weight off me.
Pressure taken off by Phil. Helped to sleep at night.
Most human individual to work with. Puts you at ease. 5* service.
Happy – all happened quickly, taken out of my hands.