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      Est 1655, Royal support and six charities

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      9 October 2025 - Venue TBC

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      Apply for & manage your grants/services

    • Registration checklist

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      Register, verify, confirm, match & apply

    • Verification & supporting docs

      What you need to provide

    • Help - questions and guidance

      Register, applying, process and technical

    • Help - short how-to videos

      Walk-through how to register / apply

    • Help - who is eligible

      Which households can apply

  • Grants
    • Emergency grant

      Unexpected expenses, up to £500

    • Wellbeing grant

      Promoting your health and happiness

    • Health grant

      Physical/mental/neuro-diverse needs

    • Financial support grant

      Larger needs, means-tested

    • Debt support

      Unsecured debt support

    • Wellbeing support

      For households with specific needs

  • Services
    • Coaching

      A space to think and reflect

    • Counselling

      Talking therapies and counsellors

    • Long-Covid support

      Summary of available help

    • Sleep support (Sleepstation)

      CBTi for poor sleep and insomnia

    • Visiting Caseworkers

      Supporting applicants from home

    • Write your Will for free

      Peace of mind for the future

  • Resources
    • Benefits Calculator

      Access appropriate state support

    • Eligibility Checker

      Ensure you meet our thresholds

    • Wellbeing Workshops

      Training offering for dioceses

    • Diocesan support

      Text, logos, leaflets, etc

    • Research

      Relating to clergy household wellbeing

    • Organisation grants

      Activity days, retreat centres, care homes

  • Support
    • Funding

      Alternative grants and support

    • Networks & Services

      Support networks for the household

    • Ordinand overview

      Support for ordinand households

  • Search

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  • Home
  • About
    • Overview

      About the charity and who it serves

    • Governance

      Learn about and become a Governor

    • History

      Est 1655, Royal support and six charities

    • Key documents

      Reports, statistics and policies

    • People

      Staff, Trustees, Presidents and Patron

    • Organisations

      That we support with a grant

    • Partners

      Who help us deliver grants and services

  • Events
    • Annual Assembly

      9 October 2025 - Venue TBC

    • Festival Service

      12 May 2026, 5pm - St Paul's Cathedral

    • Festival Dinner

      12 May 2026, 7pm - Plaisterers' Hall

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A man sitting in front of a computer in a call centre.

We have temporarily suspended new applications

We are updating our application system and are closed to new applications until 12 noon, Tuesday 16 January 2024.

25 Oct 2023 | News
The Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, singing beside the font at the West Door of the Cathedral.

Welcoming our visiting choirs to the 369th Festival

The choirs of Durham, Rochester and St Paul's Cathedrals will perform together in celebration and thanksgiving for the ministry of Anglican clergy.

08 Jan 2024 | News
A group of children, waving at the camera.

A special appeal to our Governors

We’re asking our Governors to please consider increasing their donation to £100 per month, or whatever you can afford.

15 Nov 2023 | News
A woman wearing a headset, talking on the phone.

FAQs on our temporary closure

Do you have questions about the Trust temporarily suspending new applications? Take a look at our FAQs.

28 Nov 2023 | News
Our 2023 Annual Assembly at Southwark Cathedral

New Senior Treasurer appointed

At our 2023 Annual Assembly (AGM) at Southwark Cathedral, we announced Richard Farmbrough as the new Chair of our Court of Assistants.

14 Dec 2023 | News
A woman wearing a headset, talking on the phone.

Applications have reopened

Our new, upgraded system means we can support more clergy households than ever before.

16 Jan 2024 | News
Bishop Humphrey Southern, wearing a cream-white jacket, a black shirt and a white dog collar.

Bishop Humphrey's Annual Assembly keynote

The Rt Revd Humphrey Southern, Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon, explored the changing nature of ministerial and theological training at our 2023 Annual Assembly.

15 Jan 2024 | News
Catherine Monteith, our new Medical Advisor.

Welcoming our new Medical Advisor

We're delighted to introduce Dr Catherine Monteith, who will be taking over from Dr Christopher Trower after five years of service.

15 Jan 2024 | News
Text reads: How we supported clergy households in 2023.

What did we achieve in 2023?

We awarded grants to over 2,700 clergy households last year. This includes 1 in 5 of all serving Church of England and Church in Wales clergy.

01 Feb 2024 | News
The Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, singing beside the font at the West Door of the Cathedral.

Booking now open for the 369th Festival

Be a part of history. Be moved. Be inspired. Three world-class choirs sing together under the magnificent dome of St Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday 7 May 2024, 5pm.

30 Jan 2024 | News

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