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Welfare Advice

We recognise that great comfort and peace of mind can be found for our patients and their families by addressing the practical and financial issues that arise when coping with advanced illness. 

Our welfare advisor offers advice, help and support at any stage of your care and is also able to help bereaved families. 

We can help with:

Benefits

If you have an advanced progressive illness, or you are a carer of that person, there are a number of benefits that you may be entitled to.   We can help you or a family member identify which benefits you might be entitled to.  We can also help with applying for those benefits. 

  • Home mobility aids
  • Disabled parking badges
  • Claiming industrial compensation
  • Arranging financial affairs and wills
  • Re-housing of pets
  • Mandatory notifications following a death

To find out more, please call the welfare advisor on 01293 447345.

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St Catherine’s Hospice Ltd. Registered as a Charity no. 281362 and as a Company in England no. 1525404
Registered Office: Malthouse Road, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 6BH Tel: 01293 447333