FINANCIAL SUPPORT
We exist to provide support to the UK music sector, whether you’re working as a performer, administrator, technician, teacher, or anything in between.
If your physical or mental health is affecting your ability to work, we provide financial assistance for many health needs including physical and emotional therapies, referrals to specialised practitioners and associated treatments, or short-term living expenses. We also help those needing support on a more long-term basis, by funding home adaptations and mobility aids.
Our support extends throughout your working life and into retirement.
OUR GUIDELINES
In a profession where public knowledge of illness or financial difficulty has a devastating impact on an individual’s career, we ensure that every application for assistance is treated with the utmost discretion and sensitivity. To see if we can help you, view the ‘Guidelines for Assessing Applications for Financial Assistance’ below.
SUPPORT IN NUMBERS
NUMBER OF
BENEFICIARIES
AVERAGE GRANT
AWARDED
AVERAGE AGE
OF MUSICIAN
In the last year, we helped 482 beneficiaries offered financial support, giving out grants of £1,020 on average. We helped musicians aged 19 to 96, with an average age of 50. 154 grants were awarded for living expenses, 81 for musculoskeletal treatment (including physiotheraphy, osteopathy and hand therapy), and 91 for mental health (including psychiatry, DBT and psychotherapy).