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“It’s unfortunate that it’s left to organisations like CHESS to pick up the pieces, but UNISON staff are pleased to help in this small way to […]

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

UNISON provides free immigration telephone advice to members who have come to work in the UK have come to work in the UK from a country outside the UK […]

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

‘The cuts have shattered our enthusiasm’

UNISON welfare charity There for you wants you to help raise funds in this year’s Pyrenees walk challenge

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

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 UNISON There […]

Freezing child benefit, changes to welfare and in-work benefits have all made matters worse. This last Budget would have caused […]

Get help with school uniform costs this summer form UNISON’s own welfare arm There for you

Iain Scott Burdon asked how the government could claim it was "encouraging people back to work," while "attacking rights at work." And Neil […]

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

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

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

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