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PIP points and cancer
Date: Thursday 13 September 2018
Part three of a series on disability benefits, looking in detail at Personal Independence Payment (PIP) activities, descriptors and points relating to cancer.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Date: Tuesday 11 September 2018
Part two in a series of blogs on disability benefits, looking at the different points-based criteria for Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

"Credits only" ESA and work related activity
Date: Monday 13 August 2018
Part five of a series of blogs on sickness benefits for people of working age with cancer, looking at more unusual ESA situations for people with cancer.

“Late effects” and sickness assessments
Date: Tuesday 07 August 2018
Part four of a series of blogs on sickness benefits for people of working age with cancer, looking at what to do if you have 'late effects' from cancer.

Easing back into work
Date: Wednesday 01 August 2018
Part three of a series of blogs on sickness benefits for people of working age with cancer, looking at the journey to returning to work.

ESA and UC when unwell
Date: Friday 27 July 2018
Part two of a series of blogs on sickness benefits for people of working age with cancer, looking at Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit (UC).

"Sickness" benefits: overview and SSP
Date: Tuesday 24 July 2018
Part one of a series of blogs on benefits and cancer, looking at the benefits available when your cancer diagnosis and treatment and the impacts affect your ability to work.

How much Pension Credit will I get?
Date: Monday 23 July 2018
Part five in a series of blogs on benefits, cancer and older age, looking at example sums relating to Pension Credit.

Extra "disability benefits" and cancer
Date: Thursday 19 July 2018
Part one of a series of blogs on disability benefits, looking at Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Attendance Allowance (AA).

The "new" state retirement pension
Date: Tuesday 17 July 2018
Part three in a series of blogs on benefits, cancer and older age, looking at the state pension.

Extra help in older age from AA and PC
Date: Tuesday 17 July 2018
Part four in a series of blogs on benefits, cancer and older age, looking at extra help you may be entitled to from Pension Credit (PS) and Attendance Allowance (AA).

The "old" state retirement pension
Date: Tuesday 03 July 2018
Part two in a series of blogs on benefits, cancer and older age, looking at the old state pension.

Benefits and cancer in older age
Date: Monday 02 July 2018
Part one in a series of blogs on benefits, cancer and older age, looking at available benefits for those eligible for state pension.

An overview of benefits and cancer
Date: Monday 25 June 2018
A condensed summary of the more detailed four-part blog series 'Benefits and cancer'.

Extra non-means tested benefits and cancer
Date: Monday 18 June 2018
Part four in a series of blogs on benefits and cancer, looking at non-means tested help with the extra costs of living with a long term illness or disability.

Means tested benefits and cancer
Date: Tuesday 12 June 2018
Part three in a series of blogs on benefits and cancer, looking at means-tested benefits and tax credits.

New help for losses on a switch to UC
Date: Monday 11 June 2018
Details of improvements to Universal Credit that will give additional protection for the severe disability premium from losses when switching over to Universal Credit (UC) from the benefits it replaces.
ESA underpayments
Date: Friday 01 June 2018

Tips for exercising when you have cancer
Date: Thursday 31 May 2018
Research shows that exercise has a useful role to play in recovery and health maintenance. We have gathered some top tips from a cancer support specialist on exercising when you have cancer.
Cancer and constipation
Date: Thursday 31 May 2018
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