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Welfare

Energy Support Fund opens for applications on 27 Sept

1 September 2023 Fiona Montgomery

The There for You Energy Support Fund opens for applications on Wed 27 Sept. Grants of £200 are available to

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Fuel Poverty Welfare

Energy Support Fund applications now closed. Phase 2 opens 16 Nov.

5 October 2022 Fiona Montgomery

UPDATE 6 Oct: The first phase has now closed.  Phase Two of the fund will open on 16 November. Applications will

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Briefings

Briefing 119 – Inflation and inequality

7 June 2022 Fiona Montgomery

This briefing covers inflation, the differences between ways to measure it, and why it is vital we speak up on

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Welfare

School Uniform Grant – applications now closed (28 July)

1 July 2021 Fiona Montgomery

28 July Update: Applications for the School Uniform Grant 2021 are now closed. If you have previously submitted your application,

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Welfare

Winter Fuel Grant 2019/20

2 December 2019 Fiona Montgomery

Applications are now open for the Winter Fuel Grant 2019/20 Full details and posters and application forms and a Q

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Welfare

School Uniform Grant 2019 – Apply by 19 July

13 May 2019 Fiona Montgomery

Get help with the cost of school uniforms Families living on low incomes with children struggle constantly to make ends

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Welfare

There for You Scottish welfare newsletter – Jan 19

8 January 2019 Fiona Montgomery

Happy 2019! It’s a New Year and a new There for You newsletter! UNISON Scotland’s Welfare Newsletter has had a

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Welfare

Universal Credit & Welfare Briefing

14 November 2018 Fiona Montgomery

Scott Donohoe, Chair of UNISON’s Scottish Housing Issues & Welfare Group, brought branch welfare officers up to date at their

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Welfare

School Uniform Grant 2018

17 May 2018 Fiona Montgomery

UNISON is once more launching a scheme to help members on low incomes deal with the cost of buying school

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Welfare

UNISON There for you Trustee Elections 2018

20 March 2018 Fiona Montgomery

  Apply now to be a trustee of UNISON’s own charity. Being a trustee of ‘There for you’ (working name

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