Useful Links
Please click on any of the titles below to find out more about the listed organisations.
Have
you explored the benefits available to you as a Civil
Servant?
Click
here to benefit from a whole host of lifestyle products and
services available to Civil Servants, all under one roof.
The Civil Service Benevolent Fund
The Civil Service Benevolent
Fund is the principal occupational charity for all current and
former civil servants, and employees of Associated Organisations.
Last year it provided help, advice, and support to over 9,000
people, with financial assistance totalling nearly £4
million. Visit the Fund's website to find out more about the ways
in which it can make difficult times a little easier; and how you
can support the Fund continue its work.
If you work, or have
worked for the Civil Service, you and your family are eligible for
affordable and flexible health insurance from CS Healthcare.
Choosing the right health insurance can be difficult. With so many
insurers and options to choose from, you want to make the right
choice the right level of protection at the right price. The your
choice health plan offers a selection of cover so you can choose
what best suits you and your budget. For an instant quote visit
www.cshealthcare.co.uk or call 0800 917 4325. FSA reg. no.
205346
The Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
As
the largest provider of corporate sports and leisure in the UK,
CSSC provides activities and events at local, regional and national
levels. These cover everything from theatre trips and greyhound
racing, to surf camps and football festivals. Membership costs just
£2.75 per month and includes a huge variety of Members'
Offers on holidays, retail outlets, days out and tourist
attractions.
For more information see www.cssc.co.uk
The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship
Can you spare some time to help the
Civil Service's very own retirement organisation support its
retirees? Perhaps you're planning your retirement and would like to
meet and socialise with other retirees from the Service who come
together voluntarily to help former colleagues in need. Whatever
your retirement plans, there's bound to be some aspect of our work
to which you can contribute whether through active participation in
our nationwide branch and group network or by simply joining as a
member. The CSRF also offers a comprehensive pre-retirement course
which is specifically designed for civil servants. In addition we
co-ordinate "spare" places on civil service retirement courses
throughout the UK and make these available to all departments.
Please click on the above link for an in-depth picture of who we
are and what we do and of course... we very much hope that we shall
hear from you.
Do you or any member of your
family have a Child Trust Fund Voucher to invest? Click here for
more information to help you make the most of your voucher.
The BT Benevolent Fund serves
the wider family of employees, pensioners and their dependents, the
emphasis of its work being on the relief of financial hardship.
Each year the Fund deals with around 600 new cases and also assists
over 300 elderly people on very low incomes with weekly grants in
support of living expenses. In all the Fund spends over £0.5m
each year on charitable aid.
The Civil & Public Servant Artists
Civil and Public Service Artists
(CPSA) is open to civil servants, to the whole of the public
service, whether serving or retired, and to anyone else over the
age of 18 who is interested in furthering its objects. These are
simply to encourage, co-ordinate and offer practical assistance for
the appreciation, practice and study of the fine and applied
arts.
Benenden is a "mutual"
organisation not a medical insurer. Its members club
together to benefit from the first class medical help they
need, when they need it most. Everyone pays the same - a
small weekly contribution of just £1.25 per person. They
provide help on a wide range of medical conditions and can also
offer a cash plan to further ease your budget.
The Fellowship is a registered
charity that exists to promote the welfare and interests of retired
NHS staff. It was established in 1978 and has gone from strength to
strength, enjoying the support of NHS Chief Executives at local and
national level. Their local branches are a key part of the
Fellowship and members enjoy a range of sporting, leisure and
social activities. The Fellowship also has a Benevolent Fund to
support members and their partners in financial need.
With over 66,000 members, HASSRA
is one of the biggest sports and recreational Associations in
Europe. Our aim is to provide a first class multi-layered sports,
social & leisure programme for all members. Membership is open
to all staff working in the Department of Health, Department for
Work & Pensions, Food Standards Agency and the Executive
Agencies of each of these business areas, including people who have
retired and those employed by private contractors working on
Departmental business.
The Communications and
Public Service Lifeboat Fund (The Lifeboat Fund for short) is an
official charity of the Civil Service, Royal Mail and BT. The Fund
supports the work of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
in saving lives at sea by raising money to provide new lifeboats
and fund Crew Training in Northern Ireland. Since it was founded in
1866, The Lifeboat Fund has helped refurbish a new lifeboat station
on the River Thames and provided 48 new lifeboats for the RNLI
saving over 4,400 lives.