A cash distribution method, a cash distribution apparatus and a financial self-service device. The cash distribution method comprises: suspending cash dispensing in case of abnormality when cash is dispensed from a mixed cash box; acquiring the balance of cash dispensed according to the cash distribution limit and the total dispensed cash; continuing cash distribution for the balance of cash dispensed to obtain a continuous cash dispensing result; and continuing to dispense cash according to the continuous cash dispensing result. The technical problems in existing cash distribution technology that increasing wear on hardware of a machine core increases the maintenance cost and consumes a lot of time, reducing the cash dispensing efficiency, can be solved.