Some Key Facts 41% of women affected by period poverty keep sanitary pads or tampons in for longer to save money. The average person who menstruates spends between £10-£15 per month on […]
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UNISON is always here to help its members. For those suffering with difficulties as diverse as bereavement, sickness, addiction, job loss, debt […]
UNISON’s Covid-19 response fund reopens today, offering grants of up to £500 to help members affected by the pandemic. If you are a UNISON member, you can apply for the fund if your income has been affected in any of the following ways: You and/or your partner are currently furloughed; You and/or your partner are […]
That’s why we’ve set a target of £250,000 for branch donations to the COVID-19 response fund – and we want to reach it by the end of June […]
New fund will help members facing particular need because of the pandemic There for You is UNISON’s unique charity, set up to help members in difficulties – and this year, the COVID-19 crisis is making life harder for many of our already-stretched members. Because more of you are struggling, There for You has set up […]
If you’re a member and worried about your status after the UK’s scheduled departure from the European Union, we can help
Staff working for UNISON Eastern region are gathering together everything from tinned tomatoes to dish cloths to help […]
Welcome to There For You, the newsletter of the Eastern region’s welfare committee. It’s chock full of news on events and training opportunities this year, as well as information on loneliness, home takeovers and migrant networks. Welfare Newsletter autumn 2018
Get help with school uniform costs this summer form UNISON’s own welfare arm There for you
More than 600 UNISON members struggling to pay for their heating, have been awarded over £30,000 thanks to UNISON’s dedicated welfare charity, 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 […]
Her employer was thankfully supportive and signed Liz off on full pay for the duration of her treatment. However, despite this, Liz found herself struggling to pay the […]
‘The cuts have shattered our enthusiasm’
So, "We've had 20 years of no discrimination, 20 years of equality," joked national disabled members' committee chair Angela Hamilton, as she opened UNISON's disabled […]
UNISON has reacted with dismay to the Welfare Reform and Work Bill which had its second reading in the House of Commons earlier this week