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EIS BENEVOLENT FUNDThe Institute’s Benevolent Fund is administered by the Employment Relations Committeewith the express purposes of helping teachers who are suffering hardship.The Benevolent Fund was established in 1896 to grant relief in cases of necessity tomembers and to widows and dependants of members. In this context, the term membersinclude retired or disabled teachers who were EIS members when their teaching serviceended. To be eligible for assistance from the Benevolent Fund members must be, or havebeen, in paid membership for a minimum period of one year.HOW THE BENEVOLENT FUND WORKSEach local association has its own Benevolent Fund correspondent who acts as a liaisonofficer between members in his/her area and the national committee. Local BenevolentFund Committees depend on members to bring to their notice the circumstances ofcolleagues, in service or retired, or of their dependants, who, because of illness, disability,inadequate pensions or any other misfortune, are suffering financial hardship. For theeffective performance of its important work, the national committee has always had todepend largely on the valuable assistance given by local Benevolent Fund Committees andlocal correspondents.For more information on the EIS Benevolent fund and its contacts, visitwww.eis.org.uk/Member_Services/Benevolent_fund.htm7September 2012