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In the wake of the recent flooding, UNISON’s charity, There for You, has some helpful advice

UNISON help and advice for branches dealing with members who have been affected by the recent floods is now available

Union says the fact that families will be facing the Dickensian dilemma of ‘heat or eat’ in modern Britain is a ‘scandal’

There for You will again be setting up a limited fund to help members on low incomes by way of a one-off payment.

UNISON’s welfare fund pays out a record amount to help struggling members

Three-year pay freeze bites deeper into household incomes as members turn to their union for help with heating

Unsecured debt is a growing problem and in 2012 the union gave advice and support to members with debts totalling a massive £6m. Across the UK the vast majority of members […]

There For You has a fund available to help low-income members with grants for school uniforms

The closing date for receipt of completed application forms is Friday 11 July 2014. School uniform grants application form School uniform grants poster School uniform grants leaflet […]

If you are dealing with members or promoting this grant - please let pass on this information.   More information on the UNISON Facebook page […]

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

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 members […]

‘The cuts have shattered our enthusiasm’

Liz Potter was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in the summer of 2013 at the age of 49.

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 […]