UNISON's Energy Support Fund for Members

16/11/2022

NISON Welfare’s Energy Support Fund is open to help eligible members with rising fuel costs. Please be advised that phase 2 will be closed once the first 4000 applications have been received. The Energy Support Fund is a one-off, non-repayable grant of £200.

To be eligible for phase 2 of the fund, you must meet the following criteria:

• Must have 4 weeks of up-to-date membership as of 16 November.
• Must not have received a grant from UNISON Welfare since 31 March 2022 (excluding our School Clothing and Covid grants).
• Must not have more than £1,000 in savings or rolling bank balance.
• Must not have received more than £750 in UNISON Welfare grants if applying within first year of membership.

ALSO

• Net household income* of no more than £18,200/year (£1,516.67/month) if single and with no children, or £26,000/year (£2,166.67/month) if living with a partner or with children living at home.

*Net household income is income after tax, national insurance, and any pension deductions

OR

•  In receipt of means-tested benefits. This includes:

Universal Credit

Housing Benefit

Child and/or Working Tax Credits

Pension Credit

Means-tested Jobseekers Allowance

Means-tested Employment Support Allowance

Income Support

 

If you do not meet these criteria, please do not apply. UNISON Welfare’s Winter Fuel Grant will launch in January. And a third phase of the Energy Support Fund will launch in March. More details will be published soon.

 

Click on the link below to apply.