Dear University of Kent UCU members,

I would like to update you all on the local hardship fund, which covers losses sustained from the strike days on 22nd Feb, 23rd Feb and 26th Feb (the national fund covers later days).

The local hardship committee has met twice this week and considered 26 applications.

We have been able to accept 24 of those and electronic payments have now been made to all of those members.

In the other 2 cases we require some extra information, but hope to be able to pay claims on receipt of that information.

We would encourage all members suffering hardship from pay deductions for those to claim as soon as possible, so that we can make payments as soon as possible.

Details of how to do so, both locally, and nationally, are contained in the chain of emails below.

If, for whatever reason, pay deductions have not yet been made from you, but are made in a future month, rest assured that you will then be able to claim (within 3 months of the deduction being made, but the sooner you apply, the sooner you can receive).

If you would like to donate to the local hardship fund, and we warmly thanks all those who have already done so (approximately five thousand pounds has been raised, on top of the branch’s initial contribution of thirty thousand), details are here, as well as details of local school top-up funds.
http://blogs.kent.ac.uk/ucuuok/2018/03/03/membership-and-hardship-fund-donations/
Best wishes,
Owen