LegaCare
About Legacare
Free legal support and financial guidance for people living with life-limiting illness or life-threatening illness.
LegaCare is an independent charity based in the North East of England. We help patients and families with wills, powers of attorney, benefits, employment, debt and more.
Our services are provided free of charge to people on a low income who are living with a life-limiting or life-threatening illness, subject to meeting LegaCare's eligibility criteria.
We're here to ensure that legal and financial concerns don't become an additional burden during an already devastating time..​
​We work alongside NHS Trusts, hospices, care homes, and charities across the region, reaching people at the point they need us most.​
Our Impact
Free of charge to those on a low income
More than
10 years helping patients
Over
8000+ families supported
Awarded
for excellence
Your home
We help to make a will to protect your loved ones
Your family
Plan for the future and make sure your wishes are respected
Your will
Access the financial support you are entitled to
Your job
Money
Help with your rights at work
Practical support to reduce financial stress. You maybe entitled to a benefit you didnt know you could have
Supporting your loved ones
Guidance and support when you need it most
You're not alone
we are here to help
If you are worried about ...
“They lifted a huge weight off my shoulders at a time when I felt completely overwhelmed.”
Family Member, Newcastle
What Drives Us?
Vision, Mission and Impact
OUR VISION
A future where everyone diagnosed with a life-threatening condition has access to free legal support and financial guidance wherever they live in the UK.
OUR MISSION
To ensure that no one faces serious illness and legal injustice at the same time.
OUR IMPACT
​With compassion, Legacare provides compassionate legal support to people with life-limiting illnesses, reducing stress and helping families focus on what matters.
Our Legal Services
Our specialist team of solicitors provide a full range of legal services.​
These include:
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Advance Care Planning, Debt, Deputyship, Elderly Client Care,Employment, Estate & Tax Planning, Childcare, Insurance, LPA's,Pensions, Trusts and Wills.
Working alongside Partners - NHS TRUSTS · HOSPICES · CARE HOMES · CHARITIES ACROSS THE NORTH EAST
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