If you are a member of Unison and are experiencing financial difficulties, whether due to coronavirus or other circumstances, There for You can offer you support, including one-off grants.
Examples of support include:
- School uniform grants
- Loss of income
- Relationship breakdown
- Bereavement
- Suffering from a long illness
- Needing to buy equipment because of a disability
- Caring for someone with special needs or an illness
Their support can help with:
- general living costs
- household appliances
- urgent repairs
- disability equipment and adaptations
- utility bills
- funeral costs
To be eligible to apply for financial assistance, you must have been a member of UNISON for at least four weeks and up-to-date with your subscriptions. Also, that the financial difficulties that led you to apply occurred after you joined. Partners or dependants can also apply.