The Social Workers' Benevolent Trust offers financial help to social workers and their dependents in times of hardship, for example when experiencing sickness, bereavement, family difficulties or sudden catastrophe. The trustees consider grants at their bi-monthly meetings, and applicants need to complete an application form if they wish to be considered for a grant.
Dear Social Worker think of your difficult cases;Think of the ones where problems feel too difficult to solve.Are they ones...
If you are interested in taking up challenging but rewarding work, we are looking for Trustees to join our board...
The Trustees will leave no stone unturned for SWBT to remain viable to give financial support to individuals of the...
After a lengthy career in child care Social Work, I naively thought that I had a fair idea about who...
Stresses amongst professionals are not always talked about and not always recognised. As trustees of the Social Workers’ Benevolent Trust...
Somethings are within our control and some aren’t – I sometimes think there are somethings that appear to be in...
Learn more about the SWBT in 2023 from the Trustees talking to BASW's AGM
Working from home, the cost of living crisis and rising need among service users has put social workers under intolerable...
The Trustees of the Social Workers Benevolent Trust have noted some discrepancies in applications from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland....