Who we can help

The MSF welcomes applications from anyone who at any time has been initiated into, or joined, a Lodge under the constitution of the United Grand Lodge of England. There are no age limits and no qualifying periods of membership. There is no requirement to still be active within the Craft.

In the same way applications are welcome on behalf of the wife, partner, widow or surviving partner of a Freemason who meets the above criteria.

The MSF regards anyone who is physically or financially dependent on a Freemason, or his estate, to be eligible to apply as the dependant of a Freemason. In the case of children in full-time education and living with their parents this is straightforward however dependency is not limited to the immediate younger generation. Further evidence may be required to confirm dependency but it may equally apply to the parent of a Freemason who lives with him or the grandchild who receives significant, regular and verifiable support from their Masonic grandfather.

In each of the last five years nearly 50% of the grants made by the MSF have been in support of the wives, widows and dependants of Freemasons.