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Swindon Local Government Branch has made a £2,000 donation towards our organisers’ Cardiff Half Marathon fundraising in aid of UNISON’s welfare charity, There for You.

UNISON is offering financial support to cover the costs of school clothing to members who are experiencing financial difficulties, due to COVID-19, the cost of […]

The fund will offer grants of up to £200 and is designed to help the union’s most vulnerable low-income members

UNISON can offer a range of financial assistance for members – ranging from specific COVID-19 grants to debt advice, benefits advice and winter fuel grants

Our 2020 conference bag stock is being made available to raise funds for There for You, UNISON’s unique welfare charity

There For You helps UNISON members experiencing financial difficulty. In past years, people would come to the charity when they experienced a sudden upheaval – illness, redundancy and the like – but increasingly they’re having to get in touch just to make ends meet. It’s not hard to see why: we’re enduring the highest period […]

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 staying warm this winter With rising fuel costs and another cold winter looming, many members are worried about how they’re going to pay this year’s Winter fuel bills. Help is at hand There for You, UNISON’s own charity has set up a limited fund to help UNISON members on low income by way […]

These last two years have been challenging in many ways – not least financially. And the winter months bring money challenges of their own. This autumn, UNISON Learning and Organising and There For You worked with The Money Charity to bring UNISON members a webinar on financial wellbeing. Lynsey Sykes Davis from The Money Charity […]

Food bank charity The Trussell Trust reports that one in five working people are now turning to food banks, as the cost of living crisis takes its toll

She was already struggling after her benefits and child maintenance were stopped when her youngest turned 20. Her income just about pays bills and everyday costs. She […]

Branches can help There for You be there for them as the pandemic continues

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

“No matter what the circumstances are, we can always do something to help.”

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