{"id":109,"date":"2016-08-10T20:58:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T20:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/cabwhabac\/?page_id=109"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:41:59","slug":"macmillan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/citizensadviceworcester.org.uk\/index.php\/macmillan\/","title":{"rendered":"Worcestershire Cancer Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><i data-ogsc=\"\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Macmillan Cancer Support are working in partnership to deliver welfare benefits advice specifically for people affected by cancer. This is the first dedicated welfare benefits advice service available to people who are diagnosed with cancer each year in Worcestershire.<\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><i data-ogsc=\"\">Nearly all cancer patients suffer some loss of income or increased expenditure as a result of their diagnosis which can make this difficult time even more stressful.<\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><i data-ogsc=\"\">The service can help clients with benefit entitlement, filling in forms, appealing benefit award decisions and charitable grants.<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><i data-ogsc=\"\">\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><i data-ogsc=\"\">You will need to contact the Regional Service Centre to access this service and make an appointment.<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><i data-ogsc=\"\">This can be done via this online link:<\/p>\n<p><\/i>https:\/\/www.coventrycitizensadvice.org.uk\/macmillan-referral\/<\/p>\n<p><i data-ogsc=\"\">Or email:<br \/>\n<\/i><i data-ogsc=\"\"><br \/>\n<\/i><i data-ogsc=\"\"><u data-ogsc=\"\">Macmillan.Midlands@coventrycab.org.uk<\/p>\n<p><\/u><\/i><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-165 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/citizensadviceworcester.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/st_richards.png?resize=378%2C71&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"71\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Our Adviser works as part of the Family Support Team at St.\u00a0Richard\u2019s Hospice to provide an effective and efficient\u00a0Generalist Advice Service tailored to the needs of the Patients\u00a0and their Carers.<\/p>\n<p>The service can help clients\u00a0with benefit entitlement, filling in\u00a0forms, appealing benefit award\u00a0decisions and charitable grants.<\/p>\n<p>Information and advice can also be provided on Debt and housing issues.<\/p>\n<p>St Richards Hospice patients and their families can contact the\u00a0Family Support Team at St Richard\u2019s Hospice for further\u00a0information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/citizensadviceworcester.org.uk\/index.php\/our-local-services-2\/\">Back to Our local Services<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macmillan Cancer Support are working in partnership to deliver welfare benefits advice specifically for people affected by cancer. This is the first dedicated welfare benefits advice service available to people who are diagnosed with cancer each year in Worcestershire. Nearly all cancer patients suffer some loss of income or increased expenditure as a result of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-109","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citizensadviceworcester.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citizensadviceworcester.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citizensadviceworcester.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citizensadviceworcester.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citizensadviceworcester.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/citizensadviceworcester.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9208,"href":"https:\/\/citizensadviceworcester.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions\/9208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citizensadviceworcester.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}