Parent peer support

The Irish Cancer Society’s Children's Fund offers financial support to the parents of children with cancer. This is to help them with the unexpected expenses that a diagnosis brings, such as travel expenses to cancer treatment appointments, heating bills and childcare costs. 

This one-off payment of €3,000 is not means tested.

To qualify for the Children's Fund, the child:
 

• Must be under the age of 18
• Must have been diagnosed with cancer and currently be receiving treatment
• Must live permanently in Ireland

The application form can be downloaded here or can be provided by a member of the team involved in the child’s treatment. 

Any child at any hospital can apply for the grant – Temple St, Mercy University Hospital, CHI and Crumlin.

This application can be completed by a parent or guardian with the legal right to make decisions on behalf of the child. 

We will need photo ID of the parent applying (Drivers licence, passport, Public Service Card) sent to financialsupport@irishcancer.ie. This will be deleted from our system once verified. 

The completed form, signed and stamped by your GP or a healthcare professional involved with the child’s treatment, must be sent, along with photo ID, to the following email financialsupport@irishcancer.ie or by post to Patient Travel & Financial Support, Irish Cancer Society, 43 / 45 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 VX65. 

Consent from a parent or guardian, acting on the child’s behalf, must be provided.