Members experiencing financial and emotional difficulties can contact our welfare charity, There for You, which provides a confidential advice and support service for members and their dependants.
Contact us via your branch welfare officer or branch secretary. You can also be put in touch with the Scottish Welfare Committee by phoning 0800 0 857 857. See the UNISON UK Welfare pages for information, advice, Debtline Support, Wellbeing Breaks, financial assistance and much more.

Universal Credit & Welfare Briefing
Scott Donohoe, Chair of UNISON's Scottish Housing Issues & Welfare Group, brought branch welfare officers up to date at their November seminar with the latest information about Universal Credit. Scott ...
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New Lanark Family Fun Day 19 August
All UNISON members are invited to our Members, Family and Friends Fun Day at New Lanark on Sunday 19th August from 11am to 5pm. This is our 10th year of ...
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School Uniform Grant 2018
UNISON is once more launching a scheme to help members on low incomes deal with the cost of buying school uniforms. Families living on low income with children struggle constantly ...
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UNISON There for you Trustee Elections 2018
Apply now to be a trustee of UNISON’s own charity. Being a trustee of ‘There for you’ (working name of UNISON Welfare) is a challenging but highly rewarding role. Trustees ...
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