{"id":103,"date":"2015-11-11t14:52:26","date_gmt":"2015-11-11t14:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2020-01-16t10:56:56","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16t10:56:56","slug":"benefits-and-financial-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.aselpijama.com\/about-ph-2\/living-with-pulmonary-hypertension\/benefits-and-financial-help\/","title":{"rendered":"benefits and financial help"},"content":{"rendered":"
many people with ph are forced to give up work or reduce their working hours due to the impact of their condition, having a significant knock-on effect to their financial situation.<\/p>\n
if you are struggling financially, you are not alone.<\/p>\n
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help is at hand from our partners at turn2us<\/a> a national charity that helps people in financial hardship gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and support services.<\/p>\n use their special benefits calculator<\/strong> and grants search<\/strong> tools to find out what you may be entitled to.<\/p>\n access the benefits calculator here<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n help is also available from the pha uk team. our special publication, \u2018financial support: what could my family and i be entitled to?\u2019 was put together to help you negotiate the minefield of benefit entitlement and get what you deserve. contact office@phauk.org.uk<\/a> for your copy.<\/p>\n \u201cif your benefit application is turned down initially, do not give up. sometimes you need to challenge decisions to get what you are entitled to.\u201d<\/em>
\naccess the grants search tool here<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\u2022 shaun clayton, director of membership support, pha uk<\/strong><\/p>\n