A friend of my mum's has just been diagnosed with a very aggressive brain cancer. Doctors hope it will respond to radiotherapy and there is going to be a lot of back and forth to hospitals in the next year. i'm not sure if he would be classed as having a 'terminal' illness, i suppose it will depend on the radio therapy.
He has about £7,000 in savings but no other assets, is a council tenant, married but his wife is a pensioner and doesn't work. He's about one year off retirement but he had a very active job in construction so I guess he won't be working any more.
I think I remember reading something about grants/benefits being available for people in this situation in order to travel to hospital etc. Or would his savings disqualify him from this?
If anyone knows off the top of their head, I'd be grateful for any info. I'm about to start googling but my internet research skills are not very effective.