
About SWBT
We are the UK’s only charity dedicated to helping social workers when times are difficult. And now times are very...
We are the UK’s only charity dedicated to helping social workers when times are difficult. And now times are very...
If you are experiencing financial hardship and want to see whether we can help please read the information below and...
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.
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....
More practising social workers are seeking financial aid from charity after facing hardship due to spiralling debts or illness
Care giving depends on how we support the care givers, says Mike Bush
Social workers have seen changes to the way they work since the beginning of the Covid 19 Pandemic.