Bank Workers Charity
This supports banking families in crises, older people, sick or disabled, families with an autistic member, children from low income families (who have suffered parental bereavement or disability). It also helps enquirers find other reliable providers of information and support.
www.bwcharity.org.uk
Tel: 020 7216 8981
Vassar Smith Fund
Lloyds TSB Staff Benevolent Fund The Honorary Secretary
Vassar Smith Fund
St. John's Terrace
3-7 Ampthill Street
Bedford
MK42 9EY
Email: grants@vassarsmithfund.co.uk or info@vassarsmithfund.co.uk.
Turn2us
The new independent charity that helps people access the money available to them – through welfare benefits, grants and other help.
Helpline: 0808 802 2000
www.turn2us.org.uk
Citizens Advice
Consult your local directory to find your local office or visit the website: www.adviceguide.org.uk
Age UK
Advice line - 0800 678 1602
www.ageuk.org.uk
Age Cymru
Advice line - 08000 223 444
www.ageuk.org.uk/cymru
Age Scotland
Advice line - 0800 12 44 222
www.ageuk.org.uk/scotland
Age NI
Advice service - 0808 808 7575
www.ageuk.org.uk/northern-ireland
Counsel & Care
Advice: 0845 300 7585
www.counselandcare.org.uk
Rowland Hill Memorial and Benevolent Fund
Registered Charity 207479
The charity provides support to Royal Mail Group Ltd staff, pensioners and dependants suffering hardship as a result of poverty, age or infirmity.
Mary Jeffery
Room 412
Royal Mail
Mount Pleasant Mail Centre
Farringdon Road
London EC1A 1BB
Tel: 0800 232 1762
rowland_hill_fund@royalmail.com
www.rowlandhillfund.org
Transport Benevolent Fund
To relieve need, hardship or distress among those engaged in the public transport industry within Great Britain (or who have been so engaged), along with their dependants. The Transport Benevolent Fund is a membership charity and most benefits are restricted to those who contribute to it.
Transport Benevolent Fund
New Loom House,
101 Back Church Lane,
London, E1 1LU
Tel: 08450 100 500
Email: help@tbf.org.uk
Website: http://www.tbf.org.uk
First Stop
Provides clear and independent information and advice on care and housing for older people.
Helpline: 0800 377 7070
www.firststopcareadvice.org.uk
SSAFA
Provides help and assistance to past and present Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and their Families.
Helpline: 0800 731 4880
www.ssafa.org.uk
Disabled Living Foundation
Helpline: 0845 130 9177
www.dlf.org.uk
National Debtline
Helpline: 808 808 4000
www.nationaldebtline.co.uk
Royal British Legion
The Royal British Legion spends over £1.4 million a week on its welfare work and helps around 160,000 people each year.
www.britishlegion.org.uk
08457 725 725 9am - 4pm Monday to Friday
Royal Bank of Scotland Benevolent Fund
The Fund offers help to past and present employees, and their dependants, of any Royal Bank of Scotland Group company.
0808 100 4242 - option 3, option 3
outside the UK:+44 20 8535 1842 (Calls charged at local call rate)
email: Pensionqueries@rbs.co.uk
Retail Trust
The charity looks after the needs of all three million people working in retail. It offers a range of services including free counselling, free legal advice, free debt advice, free hardship grants, free course funding and retirement housing throughout the UK.
Email: helpline@retailtrust.org.uk
www.retailtrust.org.uk/
0808 801 0808
Outside UK +44 845 766 0113
Text 88010 (Only for UK. Standard network rates apply)
Confectioners Benevolent Fund
It offers free advice and if applicants have been employed for more than 5 years service in the confectionery industry, and may offfer one-off financial assistance.
email: info@sweetcharity.net
http://www.sweetcharity.net/
Tel: 0207 404 5222
GPM Charitable Trust
An Independent charity to help all workers in print, paper & media related industries and their dependents who are in need and within the charities object / criteria.
Website: www.gpmtrust.org
Email: gpmcharitabletrust@tiscali.co.uk
Mobile: 07733-262991
Members seeking assistance with their heating, insulation and similar queries may seek to approach Health Through Warmth. Please see the pages from their brochure.
Furniture Makers Charity
The Furniture Makers’ Company is the City of London livery company and charity for the furnishing industry. The charity was set up more than 100 years ago to help people who work or have worked in the furnishing industry in times of financial hardship, through one-off grants, time and support.
Helpline: 020 7562 8528
Email: Support@furnituremakers.org.uk
Website: www.furnituremakers.org.uk/welfare
Scottish Veterans Fund
The Scottish Government has opened the Scottish Veterans Fund with up £500k to support veterans facing hardship.
Applications close at 11.59pm on 19 November.