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Financial Assistance

A child’s cancer diagnosis is often sudden and can come with unexpected costs.

This is why Redkite offers financial support to parents, guardians and carers of a child with cancer, as well as independent teenagers (aged 16-18) with cancer, by helping them pay for:

  • Rent and mortgage
  • Essential household bills (eg. mobile phone, electricity and internet)
  • Groceries
  • Petrol

Redkite offers three levels of cancer financial support to suit different needs and these funds can be accessed from the time of diagnosis until 12 months after treatment ends through their online portal ‘myRedkite’.

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A young mother fuelling up their car
A person using the 'myRedKite' application to assist with their financial situation
A young adult stressed about their financial situation
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A person using the 'myRedKite' application to assist with their financial situation
A young adult stressed about their financial situation
A young person looking at their bills
A couple sitting together worried about their finances

Financial Assistance FAQs

The financial assistance is available for families experiencing childhood cancer.

The financial assistance program covers things like groceries, household bills, rent, mortgage, petrol, car expenses, or phone expenses.

Families can get in contact with the Cancer Hub team via the form here or call us on 1800 431 312

Funds can be accessed from the time of diagnosis until 12 months after the treatment ends.

Yes, there are varying levels of support which depend on the cancer diagnosis that a family is facing. We will support families in finding the right financial support for their needs.

To access support, get in touch and we'll look after the rest

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