The EIS Benevolent Fund is available to all members and dependants of members who have been in membership for at least a year. Members suffering from financial hardship due to unexpected illness, long term health problems or a sudden change in financial circumstances may be eligible for a grant.
The Benevolent Fund also administers a Christmas Gifts scheme for retired members who are perhaps ill, infirm or lonely. (If you know of someone who deserves a Christmas Gift, please advise your local correspondent - See right)
Emergency grants may be available to members who have had an arrestment on their salary, who face eviction or Sheriff Officer poindings, or who have their gas or electricity cut off.
The EIS also administers some small Funds which have specific criteria to be met.
Each application is considered individually.
No two people have the same circumstances.
All information is treated in confidence.
• Widows and widowers facing financial difficulties
• Teachers/lecturers on long term sick leave and their families
• Former teachers/lecturers in retirement homes
• Teachers/lecturers who have faced exceptional financial difficulties
• Widows or widowers of teachers or lecturers who have no provision for a pension are also helped with grants to help with those 'extra' things which make life more pleasant eg. television licence, telephone rental, hairdressing and holidays.
• Teachers absent through ill-health who are on reduced salary may be helped depending on their circumstances.
Contact your Local Association Correspondent in the first instance
Doreen McFarlane
15 Moncrieffe Terrace
Perth PH2 0DB