Ordinands and their partners/spouses can access much of our offering to support them during their studies, including coaching and online insomnia therapy.

Once they become a curate and are in receipt of their first full Stipend slip - or for SSMs, their Statement of Particulars/Licence - the support they can access will expand to include Emergency grants, Wellbeing grants and other forms of financial support, where there is an area of need.

Newly ordained households will first need to be registered and verified on our system. If they are already registered and verified, they will need to update their clergy status and upload their first full Stipend slip or Statement of Particulars/Licence.

Applications for any grant must be evidenced appropriately and should not include retrospective costs. Health grants will continue as normal between ordination and the first full Stipend slip.

In the first instance, visit our handy Eligibility Checker to see what support you may be eligible for. If eligible, you can then register by following these steps.

Health grants

We may be able to help you or a member of your household living with a temporary or long-term health condition (physical or mental), from occupational therapy to dentistry costs.

If you have a Health need that isn't included on our website, don't worry - Please do get in touch, as this is not an exhaustive list.

For applications for a Health grant related to more complex medical needs, your application may be shared with our Medical Adviser, Dr Catherine Monteith.

Health Grants

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Counselling service

Counselling is available for clergy (training, serving and retired) and their partners experiencing a range of difficulties such as:

  • Anxiety & depression
  • Separation
  • Bereavement
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Pastoral issues

The counselling sessions, funded by Clergy Support Trust, are confidential, independent and are not means-tested. You can use an existing counsellor, or we can provide one.

Counselling

Poor sleep and insomnia

Not sleeping soundly? Experiencing insomnia or poor-quality sleep?

We've partnered with Sleepstation to help Anglican clergy (serving and retired), ordinands and their spouses/partners (including those who are divorced, separated or widowed) access an online programme designed to address the problems caused by a disturbed night's sleep.

Sleepstation offers a web-based programme, approved by the NHS in the UK since 2012, with a user-friendly interface. Participants complete therapy sessions in their own time, with proactive and reactive support from Sleepstation when needed.

Sleepstation

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Coaching service

Coaching provide a safe space for you to think, explore and process what you need to, without distraction. Our partners at 3D Coaching recognise that this is your space to do your own thinking, not their space to distract you or bring unasked-for knowledge or expertise.

Importantly, coaching is not the same as mentoring or counselling. In mentoring, a person more knowledgeable than you gives their wisdom. In counselling, you look back to resolve personal or psychological problems.

Our partners at 3D Coaching are experienced having conversations about God and vocation - they understand Church jargon and recognise the diversity of the national Churches - and have supported many clergy and their families in their journeys.

Coaching

To find out more about the support available to Ordinand households, use our handy Eligibility Checker below.

You may also find it helpful to explore what benefits you are entitled to from the Government. The Benefits Calculator from Turn2Us does just that, and takes around 20 minutes to complete.

Eligibility Checker

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