Non-repayable hardship grants from occupational and benevolent charities. Filter by industry to find the trade fund most relevant to your career or your family's.
GroceryAid (National Grocers Benevolent Fund) · Charity No. 1095897
Non-repayable financial grants for current or former workers in the UK grocery, supermarket, food manufacturing, and wholesale supply chain facing unexpected financial hardship.
Ben - Automotive Industry Support · Charity No. 297877
Tailored financial assistance and welfare grants for people who work, or have worked, in the UK automotive industry (mechanics, dealership staff, assembly workers, motor retail).
The Care Workers' Charity · Charity No. 1132208
Emergency financial crisis grants for care workers working in adult social care across the UK who face unexpected loss of income or sudden emergency expenses.
ABF The Soldiers' Charity · Charity No. 1146420
The Army's national charity providing lifelong support and financial grants to serving British Army soldiers, veterans, and their immediate families in times of need.
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) · Charity No. 208858
Financial support, emergency grants, and relief for farming people (farmers, farm workers, and their dependents) across England and Wales facing hardship or crisis.
Electrical Industries Charity · Charity No. 1012131
Support and financial assistance for workers, former employees, and immediate family members in the electrical, energy, and electronics industries.
Cavell Nurses' Trust · Charity No. 1160148
Emergency financial support for active or retired UK nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants (HCAs), and maternity support workers during severe financial difficulty or life crisis.
Royal Medical Benevolent Fund · Charity No. 224708
Financial assistance, crisis grants, and re-education support for UK doctors, medical students, and their families facing hardship due to illness, injury, or disability.
Education Support · Charity No. 1161436
Emergency financial grants for teachers, teaching assistants, lecturers, and education staff working in schools, colleges, and universities across the UK.
Teaching Staff Trust · Charity No. 1182570
Financial support for individuals who have worked in an educational setting for at least 5 years (including nursery staff, support staff, teachers, lunchtime supervisors, and caretakers).
Hospitality Action · Charity No. 1101083
Financial assistance and welfare grants for current or former UK hospitality workers (chefs, pub staff, hotel workers, catering, bar staff) facing sudden hardship.
Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity · Charity No. 1149488
Financial and emotional support for construction workers, sub-contractors, tradespeople, and their families across the UK and Ireland facing emergency hardship.
Help Musicians · Charity No. 228089
Emergency financial aid for professional UK musicians facing unexpected crisis, long-term illness, physical injury, or severe hardship.
The Film and TV Charity · Charity No. 1099660
Financial support and emergency relief for behind-the-scenes professionals working in the UK film, television, and cinema supply chain.
The Royal Theatrical Fund · Charity No. 222080
Financial assistance to individuals who have worked professionally in the theatrical and entertainment industry and cannot work due to illness, injury, or advanced age.
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity · Charity No. 210760
Practical and financial support for anyone currently serving, or who has ever served, in the British Armed Forces (Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Reserves) and their families.
The Royal British Legion · Charity No. 219279
Targeted emergency grants to help veterans and serving personnel cover basic living costs, energy bills, and unexpected crisis expenses.
Railway Benefit Fund · Charity No. 206312
Financial support and advice for current, former, and retired UK rail industry workers and their families experiencing life challenges or hardship.
British Gas Energy Trust · Charity No. 1179578
An independent trust that provides energy debt relief grants to clear gas and electricity arrears for vulnerable households across England, Scotland, and Wales (open to non-British Gas customers too).
E.ON Next Energy Fund (Administered by Charis Grants) · Charity No. Fund Administered Charity
Financial hardship scheme offering energy debt relief and replacement household white goods for current E.ON Next domestic energy customers.
EDF Energy Customer Support Fund (Administered by Charis Grants) · Charity No. Fund Administered Charity
Dedicated hardship fund providing debt relief and energy efficiency appliances for EDF Energy account holders struggling with energy debt.
ScottishPower Hardship Fund (Administered by Social Change UK / Charis Grants) · Charity No. Fund Administered Charity
A fund established to help ScottishPower customers in financial hardship clear outstanding debt balances on their energy accounts.
Turn2us Edinburgh Trust · Charity No. 207808
A targeted trust fund managed by Turn2us providing small non-repayable grants to individuals and families living in the City of Edinburgh experiencing severe hardship.
City Bridge Foundation · Charity No. 1035628
London's largest independent grant-giver funding local London community organisations, crisis funds, and hardship projects for vulnerable residents across all 32 London boroughs.