What’s required, and what happens next?

Am I eligible?
What you need to know before applying…

The Salespeople’s Hardship Fund is our current grant programme. It provides short-term financial help to people with a substantial career history in B2B sales who are experiencing genuine financial hardship. You may be eligible to apply if:

• Your primary career has been in business-to-business (B2B) sales.
• You have spent at least five of the last ten years working primarily in eligible B2B sales roles.
• You are currently experiencing financial hardship and have limited resources available to meet your needs.
• Your household does not normally have more than £6,000 in savings or readily available funds, or own more than one property.
• You have not previously received financial support from us.
• There are no current circumstances, including active gambling, gaming or substance addiction, that would make a financial grant inappropriate or unlikely to provide effective support.

Meeting these criteria does not guarantee that we will award a grant. Every application is considered individually, taking account of the applicant’s household circumstances, financial position and the information provided during our assessment.

We use a platform called Lightning Reach to manage your application, clicking on ‘Start your application’ will send you to their website to setup an account and run you through the process.