Macmillan Grants

There are almost 3.5 million people living with cancer in the UK, we want to support customers who are the most deprived in the UK, every one of them needs the best support to meet their unique needs.

All the local authorities selected are in the top four areas for income deprivation in the UK.

We are here to help when you need it

Macmillan Cancer Support has spent more than 100 years helping people living with cancer. We know how a cancer diagnosis can disrupt your whole life - your relationships, your job, your finances and more. And it can be made worse simply because of who you are and where you live. But we’re here to change that.

If you have cancer, you may be entitled to a Macmillan grant that can make a difficult time that little bit easier. These one-off payments of £350 can help cover the extra costs that come with a cancer diagnosis such as travel costs to hospital, clothing or heating bills, so you can focus on your health.

Macmillan grants are available to people with cancer in some local authority areas across the UK, provided they meet eligibility criteria and live within the postcode list below.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for a Macmillan grant you need to meet this eligibility criteria:

  • You must not have received a Macmillan grant within the last two years, and have less than £1,000 in household savings.
  • Households with income from one person must have a disposable income of no more than £323 per week, while those with incomes from multiple people must not exceed £442 per week combined.
  • You must have an active cancer diagnosis.
  • You must live within one of the local authority postcodes as listed here; Check our postcode list.

 

  • Eligible postcodes by area

    Northern Ireland

    • Causeway Coast and Glens - BT44, BT46, BT47, BT49, BT51, BT52, BT53, BT54, BT55, BT56, BT57
    • Derry City and Strabane - BT47, BT48, BT78, BT79, BT81, BT82
    • Fermanagh and Omagh - BT70, BT74, BT75, BT76, BT78, BT79, BT81, BT92, BT93, BT94
    • Newry, Mourne and Down - BT23, BT24, BT25, BT27, BT30, BT31, BT32, BT33, BT34, BT35, BT60

    Scotland

    • Dundee City - DD1, DD2, DD3, DD4, DD5 
    • Glasgow City - G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G9, G11, G12, G13, G14, G15, G20, G21, G22, G23, G31, G32, G33, G34, G40, G41, G42, G43, G44, G45, G46, G51, G52, G53, G58, G61, G62, G64, G69 G71, G72, G73, G76, G78, G90 
    • Inverclyde - PA11, PA13, PA14, PA15, PA16, PA18, PA19 
    • North Ayrshire - G78, KA1, KA2, KA3, KA11, KA12, KA13, KA14, KA15, KA20, KA21, KA22, KA23, KA24, KA25, KA27, KA28, KA29, KA30, PA17

    Wales

    • Cardiff/Caerdydd - CF3, CF5, CF10, CF11, CF14, CF15, CF23, CF24, CF30, CF72, CF83, CF91, CF95, CF99 
    • Merthyr Tydfil/Merthyr Tudful - CF44, CF46, CF47, CF48 
    • Newport/Casnewydd - CF3, NP10, NP18, NP19, NP20, NP26 
    • Rhondda Cynon Taf - CF15, CF35, CF37, CF38, CF39, CF40, CF41, CF42, CF43, CF44, CF45, CF48, CF72, CF83, SA11 

    England

    • Kingston upon Hull, City of - HU1, HU2, HU3, HU4, HU5, HU6, HU7, HU8, HU9, HU11, HU12, HU13
    • Knowsley - L10, L14, L16, L24, L25, L26, L28, L31, L32, L33, L34, L35, L36, L70, WA10, WA8
    • Liverpool - L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L17, L18, L19, L20, L24, L25, L26, L27, L28, L36, L67, L69, L70, L71, L74, L75
    • County Durham - DH1, DH2, DH3, DH6, DH7, DH8, DH9, DH97, DH99, DL12, DL13, DL14, DL15, DL16, DL17, DL4, DL5, SR7, SR8, SR88, TS21, TS27, TS28, TS29
    • Cumberland - CA6, CA8
    • Darlington - DL1, DL2, DL3, DL98
    • Gateshead - DH98, NE10, NE11, NE16, NE17, NE21, NE39, NE40, NE8, NE82, NE83, NE85, NE88, NE9, NE92, NE98
    • Hartlepool - TS24, TS25, TS26
    • Middlesbrough - TS1, TS2, TS3, TS4, TS5, TS7, TS8
    • Newcastle upon Tyne - NE1, NE13, NE15, NE2, NE3, NE4, NE5, NE6, NE7, NE99
    • North Tyneside - NE12, NE25, NE26, NE27, NE28, NE29, NE30
    • North Yorkshire - DL10, DL11, DL8, TS9
    • Northumberland - NE18, NE19, NE20, NE22, NE23, NE24, NE41, NE42, NE43, NE44, NE45, NE46, NE47, NE48, NE49, NE61, NE62, NE63, NE64, NE65, NE66, NE67, NE68, NE69, NE70, NE71, TD15 
    • Redcar and Cleveland - TS10, TS11, TS12, TS13, TS14, TS6
    • Scottish Borders - TD12, TD5
    • South Tyneside - NE31, NE32, NE33, NE34, NE35, NE36
    • Stockton-on-Tees - TS15, TS16, TS17, TS18, TS19, TS20, TS22, TS23
    • Sunderland - DH4, DH5, NE37, NE38, NE89, SR1, SR2, SR3, SR4, SR5, SR6, SR9
    • Westmorland and Furness - CA9 
       
Find out if you are eligible

Call the Macmillan Support Line and speak to our money advisers about your eligibility for a Macmillan grant.

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More about the Macmillan Support Line

Macmillan’s free, confidential phone line is open 7 days a week from 8am to 8pm. Whatever questions you need to ask, we have experts who can offer advice or help to you.

The support line is staffed by specially trained nurses and advisers who can listen and help with whatever is needed. If you are worried about money or treatment, or you just want to speak about whatever matters to you, we’ll listen and support you.

Call the Macmillan Support Line on 0808 304 9591 and speak to our advisers to get support for any emotional, practical and financial needs that you have.

There is also an interpreter service, including British Sign Language, so people can speak to a cancer support specialist in a way that works for them. You can also get in touch by email or click on ‘Chat to us’.

References

  • References and sources used

    (i) ‘Almost 3.5 million’ figure is sourced from: Macmillan Cancer Support. Cancer prevalence. ‘At least 5,500 people’ figure refers to 27-year prevalence from 1995 to 2021 and is sourced from: NHS England’s National Cancer Disease Registration Service (NDRS). Cancer prevalence statistics England 2021 data download. Accessed May 2025.

    (ii) ‘830 people’ figure refers to average annual incidence from 2015 to 2019 and is sourced from: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. Public health profiles. Selecting ‘Incidence of all cancers, standardised incidence ratio’ shows a new table with incidence figures for 2015-2019 combined; dividing this figure by 5 gives an annual estimate of around 830 people for Middlesbrough.