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    • Health grant

      Physical/mental/neuro-diverse needs

    • Wellbeing grant

      Promoting your health and happiness

    • Wellbeing support

      For households with specific needs

    • Debt support

      Guidance for unsecured debt

    • Financial support

      Larger needs, means-tested

  • Services
    • Coaching

      A space to think and reflect

    • Counselling

      Talking therapies and counsellors

    • Long-Covid support

      Living with the condition

    • Visiting Caseworkers

      Supporting applicants from home

    • Write your Will for free

      Peace of mind for the future

  • Resources
    • Eligibility Checker

      Ensure you meet our thresholds

    • Benefits Calculator

      Access appropriate state support

    • Wellbeing Workshops

      Training offering for dioceses

    • Organisation grants

      Activity days, retreat centres, care homes

    • Research

      Relating to clergy household wellbeing

  • Other support
    • Ordinands

      Support for ordinand households

    • Retired clergy

      Support for retired households

    • Separated spouses

      Support for former partners

    • Other funding

      Alternative grants and support

    • Networks & Services

      Support networks for the household

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  • Donate
    • Give

      Support clergy and their families

    • Philanthropy

      Large donations, Trusts and Livery

    • Gifts in Wills

      Pledge a life-changing legacy gift

    • Other ways to give

      Your support can transform lives

  • About
    • Overview

      About the charity and who it serves

    • History

      Est 1655, Royal support and six charities

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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
Sheep in a field.

The Sheldon Retreat Centre

Our Organisation grants help support the Sheldon centre in Devon, a Christian community offering retreats to clergy and/or their spouses/partners.

12 Feb 2024 | Story
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
A woman, wearing a yellow dress, looking at the camera and smiling.

Sarah's story

In 2023, we awarded over £169k in grants to support clergy and their families with diagnostic tests, educational psychologist assessments and assistive technologies.

06 Feb 2024 | Story
A calculator, and a laptop showing spreadsheets.

National Minimum Stipend increased

The Archbishops’ Council has approved a 7% increase in the National Minimum Stipend (NMS), set to come into effect in April 2024.

07 May 2024 | News

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