Cancer Council NSW Financial Support
Help cancer patients who are experiencing financial hardship to access financial counselling and emergency financial assistance payments.
Can ASSIST
Your local Can Assist branch will tailor financial assistance to meet your individual needs.
Intereach NSW
No Interest Loan Scheme loans can be used for the purchase of essential goods and services up to $2,000, or up to $3,000 for housing related expenses such as bond or rent in advance, or for recovery from a natural disaster.
Early release of superannuation
You can access your super early in very limited circumstances, including to pay certain expenses on compassionate grounds, as well as terminal illness, incapacity, and severe financial hardship.
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Provides support to current and former serving members and their families through a range of benefits.
Centrelink benefits
Carer Allowance is a supplementary payment if you care for someone who needs daily support.
Leukaemia Foundation
Offer subsidised or free (where possible) accommodation to regional and rural patients with a blood cancer diagnosis, and their families when travelling to a major city hospital such as Sydney and Newcastle.
Anglicare NSW West
The financial counselling service offers support to people who are having difficulty managing their finances.
Dreams2Live4
Dreams2Live4 makes dreams come true for patients who are living with metastatic cancer (meaning any cancer which has spread), relapsed lymphoma, relapsed leukaemia, and high-grade brain tumours.
Country Hope
Riverina based, provides emotional and financial support to country families who have a child diagnosed with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses.
Peace of Mind Foundation
Together with The Superheroes Foundation, Peace of Mind fund small financial grants for brain cancer patients and their families that are experiencing financial difficulty.