Macmillan Grants - Middlesbrough and North East England

There are almost 3.5 million people living with cancer in the UK, including at least 5,500 people in Middlesbrough. (i) Around 830 people are also diagnosed with cancer in the borough each year. (ii) This is around two people a day - and every one of them needs the best support to meet their unique needs.

All local authorities within the North East are among the top 30% for income deprivation.

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 all local authority areas within the North East of England, provided they meet eligibility criteria.

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 the Middlesbrough, Stockton on Tees, Hartlepool, Darlington, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, County Durham, Redcar and Cleveland, Northumberland or Sunderland local authority areas. Check our postcode list.
  • Eligible postcodes by area

    CA postcodes
    CA6 CA8 CA9

    DH postcodes
    DH1 DH2 DH3 DH4 DH5 DH6 DH7 DH8 DH9 DH97 DH98 DH99

    DL postcodes
    DL1 DL2 DL3 DL4 DL5 DL8 DL10 DL11 DL12 DL13 DL14 DL15 DL16 DL17 DL98

    NE postcodes
    NE1 NE2 NE3 NE4 NE5 NE6 NE7 NE8 NE9 NE10 NE11 NE12 NE13 NE15 NE16 NE17 NE18 NE19 NE20 NE21 NE22 NE23 NE24 NE25 NE26 NE27 NE28 NE29 NE30 NE31 NE32 NE33 NE34 NE35 NE36 NE37 NE38 NE39 NE40 NE41 NE42 NE43 NE44 NE45 NE46 NE47 NE48 NE49 NE61 NE62 NE63 NE64 NE65 NE66 NE67 NE68 NE69 NE70 NE71 NE82 NE83 NE85 NE88 NE89 NE92 NE98

    SR postcodes
    SR1 SR2 SR3 SR4 SR5 SR6 SR7 SR8 SR9 SR43 SR88

    TD postcodes
    TD5 TD12 TD15

    TS postcodes
    TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7 TS8 TS9 TS10 TS11 TS12 TS13 TS14 TS15 TS16 TS17 TS18 TS19 TS20 TS21 TS22 TS23 TS24 TS25 TS26 TS27 TS28 TS29 TS90

Find out if you are eligible

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

Call us

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.