UNISON Welfare will be launching the first phase of our Energy Support Fund at 11am on 5 October. Applications will be submitted online.(Please spread the word. This fund is limited and we must make sure that all branches and regions get a fair share)T…Read more…
UNISON Welfare’s Energy Support Fund opens 5 October
The grant is a one-off non repayable grant of £200 for UNISON members struggling with their energy bills
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Help There for You raise £1m to fight energy bills
There for You plans to publish a comprehensive package of help to support members with energy bills over the winter months
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“Get help with school clothing costs this summer” UNISON “there for you” (Apply ASAP)
School Clothing Grant 2022Important: Before starting your application, please ensure you carefully read the ‘How to Apply Guide’. We cannot accept applications that do not include a membership number and all supporting documents. …Read more…
2022 school clothing grants
Grants of up to £70 per school age child are now available
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There for You launches the Energy Support Appeal
UNISON’s charity is asking for donations from branches to support members who are struggling with the spike in energy costs
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Winter fuel grant programme opens for applications
Find out if you might be eligible for a grant of up to £200 to help cover the rising cost of gas and electricity this winter
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InUNISON – “There for you” winter fuel fund opens on 31 January
Check out the new site https://www.in-unison.org/ (which is run my members for members) for my post on member applying for winter fuel grants.
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This year’s UNISON winter fuel fund opens on 31 January
The fund will offer grants of up to £200 and is designed to help the union’s most vulnerable low-income members
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There for You offers new fund for members facing winter hardship
With rising bills, universal credit cuts and other setbacks, you might be eligible for a grant of up to £350
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‘A safety net we’re all incredibly proud of’
UNISON has always given a helping hand to members in need through There for You – and last year help was needed more than ever as the charity’s new impact report demonstrates
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Triathlon Challenge 2022
Picture of London Aquatics Centre (Olympic Pool 2012). After work this week I went for my first swim since Sept 2018 (I am amazed at this but Google timeline is pretty scary and insistent).
I have kept myself fairly fit during the pandemic but I…Read more…
UNISON “There for You” School Uniform Grants 2021
UNISON is #ThereForYou and your family.
If you’ve got kids going back to school next term, see if you could get help with the cost of their uniforms. Apply from 1 July www.unison.org.uk/schooluniform2021
If eligible grants of £50 per…Read more…
‘If you’re struggling, you’re not alone’
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and the pandemic is having a significant and negative impact on our collective mental health. But don’t worry, your union is here to help
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Help us keep on helping our members
Branches can help There for You be there for them as the pandemic continues
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Worried about your finances? UNISON can help
UNISON can offer a range of financial assistance for members – ranging from COVID-19 specific grants, debt advice, benefits advice and winter fuel grants
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UNISON COVID-19 response fund – there for you
(A reminder during these dreadful times)
Members experiencing financial and emotional difficulties can contact our welfare charity, There for You, which provides a confidential advice and support service for members and their dependants.COVID-19…Read more…
Support There for You and get conference bags for your branch
Our 2020 conference bag stock is being made available to raise funds for There for You, UNISON’s unique welfare charity
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Our COVID response fund – helping members through the pandemic
UNISON’s There for You charity is reopening the COVID-19 response fund to help members who are struggling as a direct result of coronavirus
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Aiming high to be there for our members
Sixty-nine branches have donated to our COVID response fund so far – is yours on that list?
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