How We Can Help
The information and resources on this page, including our benefits calculator, are free for all actors and stage management. If a health issue or life event is impacting your ability to work, and you meet our eligibility criteria, we may be able to support you with a grant. We understand that it can be difficult to know where to start when thinking about finances. Our team is here for you Monday – Friday from 9 am – 5 pm, if you’d like to talk to someone about your situation.
Financial Support Grants
If your health or a recent life event is impacting your ability to work, we may be able to provide financial support with day-to-day expenses, lessen your immediate financial concerns, and give you some breathing space to access other support you might be entitled to, so you can focus on getting yourself back on your feet.
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Information & Resources
We've created resources which can help with some of the most common financial challenges we see actors and stage management face, such as debt, budgeting, and accessing benefits you may be entitled to.
Find out moreTry our benefit calculator
Enter your details, and you will receive an estimate of your entitlement to benefits.
You may find it helpful to collect information about your income, savings, pensions and any existing benefits you are entitled to. If you have a partner, you may wish to do this for them too, before using the calculator.
See how to use the calculator for more tips.
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Useful resources
Read how research, member feedback, and the Boards vision informed our repositioning in our Chair and CEO's letter.
Today, were lifting the curtain on a new chapter of support - with new mental health and wellbeing resources, preventative initiatives to help with finances, career, and health on their way, plus an expanded grants programme.
Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya? WE do!Were thrilled to welcome Paul Chahidi, Celia Imrie and Danny Sapani as our new ambassadors.
A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our survey to better understand the community and challenges of actors and stage management in the current climate.
Actors' Trust and BAPAM are delighted to bring you a series of free webinars with therapist Heather Turkington to help you support your wellbeing.
We're excited to announce Maxine Peake as our newest Ambassador, joining Christopher Eccleston and Ruth Jones. Together, they will help us to raise awareness and help many more actors and stage managers." - Alison Wyman (CEO)
Obituary of the esteemed actor, Brian Murphy, who served as a Trustee of Actors' Trust (formerly known as the Actors' Benevolent Fund) for over 30 years. This obituary was written by Amanda Holt, an actor and member of Actors' Trust.
Our CEO's brief round up of 2024 highlights a significant increase in support and exciting developments.
We're thrilled to announce Christopher Eccleston & Ruth Jones as our new ambassadors for Actors' Trust.
The trustees and staff are excited to unveil the charity's new strategy, Acting for Impact,'. Acting for Impact aims to help more actors and stage managers in more ways to achieve meaningful and sustainable change. Drawing from research and industry expertise, we have developed an evidence-driven plan to address the needs of our community and maximise the charity's impact.
We are very pleased that in May 2024 the Charity Commission concluded and closed the regulatory compliance case into the Actors' Benevolent Fund (now known as Actors' Trust).
"It has always been difficult for actors and stage managers to earn a full-time living from their craft, and a cost-of-living crisis has made that even tougher. We support people who are unable to work and it would be a tragedy if AI is another factor contributing to that."