Membership
We are looking at providing Membership packages.
We are currently putting the major components of these packages together for this year.
Unlike other monthly donations, our memberships will offer you preventative, pro-active or reactive solutions to problems you may face. You don't have to be disabled or vulnerable to be part of our protected membership.
Costs.
Cost per month is means tested by using the homes income and covers all people within the home.
- If one person works and no one else does it is one income tested, and covers all people in the house and close relatives - ie parents/step parents.
- If two or more work (and are over 18) all those incomes are tested and all people in the home are covered including close relatives (ie parents/step parents) even if they do not live with you.
- If you become unemployed notify us and we will re assess the membership fees, or freeze them (without freezing the benefits of the package).
What Memberships will offer:
Employment Insurance -
Employment Insurance covers every issue you could have with your employer. If you have a claim it will be assessed by our in house legal claims team, who work side by side with our solicitors firm, to help you with your claim.
We will be with you every step of the way, for Employment Tribunals, Employment legal Advice, Industrial Accidents, Contract Breaches, Discrimination claims even letters to your employer to stave off unfair and unwanted behaviour etc.
Health Insurance -
Legal Insurance -
Professional Negligence claims etc.
50% Discount to costs of our other services and through our other businesses-
Assesment and advocacy,
If you are in employment and require our services to advise, advocate or administrate applications for access to benefits. for you or a family member.
There are restrictions, you have to be over 18, they either have to be a sibling (your child) or a parent (Your mum, dad, or step parent) see full terms and conditions here.
Access to our services -
By being a member, you will not be means tested for access to our services. Should you become un-employed for any reason as a member, We will help you or free gain the benefits required.
Grants
(In discussions) To cover short fall on your first months mortgage payment due to unemployment?
To cover your utilities for the first two months (if you are on any of our energy, Gas and Telecoms Tarrifs)
Extended Grants (in discount form) for your utilities for the time you are unwell/unable to work (if you are on any of our energy, Gas and Telecoms Tarrifs)
Bank Accounts - One billing account, one saving or spending account managing money with Mental Health, Disabilities has never been easier!
If you'd rather stay with your bank, we can advise on how best to utilise them.
Discounts in our stores - Whether it be our Food Stores, Cafes, Our Energy and Telecom Tarrifs you will get a discount as a member or the amount of this discount can be donated to the store to help people in poverty.
Optional
If you are a member and you become unemployed, let us know and we will freeze membership payments for 6 months until you are re-employed. If you have a condition or illness disagnosed payments are frozen (Not membership benefits) until or you can continue paying either the full or 50% of your normal membership price. It doesn't affect any claims or cover.
We means test this 'membership benefit' so that if your household can reasonably afford (without sending you into poverty) the cost or part cost of your monthly membership fee we can help you and still continue to provide services for those in need (through the product4product initiative).