Ask your care team for advice if you are planning to keep working through treatment, and try and put a back-up plan in place if you do need to take some time off. If You Are Self-Employed: It can be a very difficult decision to take time off if you work for yourself. As well as worrying about paying the bills, you might be concerned about what will happen to the business you’ve invested so much time and energy in building up. Business groups and voluntary organisations offer a range of services to support small businesses, and you may be entitled to claim benefits if your income falls. • The Money Advice Service – Freephone 0800 138 7777 Local Citizens Advice services offer advice from over 3,500 locations, in person and over the phone. • Citizens Advice - Adviceline (England): 0800 144 8848 • Citizens Advice - Advicelink (Wales): 0800 702 2020 • Relay UK - if you can’t hear or speak on the phone, you can type what you want to say: 18001 then the Adviceline or Advicelink number Useful contacts if you’re self-employed: • Turn2us – www.turn2us.org.uk • Citizens Advice – www.citizensadvice.org.uk
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