At the start of the pandemic, UNISON’S There for You charity set up our Covid-19 response fund to support members during this unique and challenging time. One year on, the fund is still helping members who have faced uncertainty and hardship. During these difficult and uncertain times, you may find yourself in need of a […]
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A UNISON member from South East Energy branch extended her thanks to her UNISON branch and There for You, after receiving a grant from the Covid-19 response fund. “My name is Carolyne Picknell , I’ve worked For Edf for over 12 years now. The company has been fantastic in supporting me through working at home […]
We hear from Rachel Long, Welfare Officer at Hampshire Health branch, on how the branch works to support low paid UNISON members and why a pay rise for all NHS staff is so important
With redundancies rising, the need to retrain and upskill has never been greater
Due to the overwhelming number of applications for school uniform grants, the fund is now closed. There will inevitably be significant delays in processing and payments. We appreciate your patience while we work through all the requests and would ask that where possible you do not contact us for an update as this will delay […]
South East Regional Secretary pays tribute to Dave Prentis, who has announced his retirement in December of this year
New fund will help members facing particular need because of the pandemic
Temporary change to death benefit for UNISON members announced
UNISON’s welfare charity is holding an election to find six trustees to direct its work
Get help with school uniform costs this summer form UNISON’s own welfare arm There for you
As Britain succumbs to a poverty crisis, food banks are calling on people’s support to help those less fortunate, including children, who are facing hunger. Between April and September this year the Trussell Trust distributed more than 500,000 emergency food parcels to people in crisis – over 188,500 of them to children. That means that for the […]