The Solicitors’ Charity (SBA) has announced its £1,000,000 Personal Hardship Fund is open for applications. The Fund is designed to support solicitors who find themselves in serious financial difficulty following the outbreak of COVID-19.
This fund and the charity’s new online COVID-19 Support Hub focus specifically on supporting all solicitors in times of need or crisis. They aim to alleviate and reduce some of the stress and worry that many in the legal profession are currently experiencing.
Once applications open, solicitors will be able to apply for Personal Hardship Fund support for reasons including;
- Being placed on SSP due to self-isolation
- If their employment status has been changed (and they are not supported by the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme)
- If a person is self-employed, unable to practise and ineligible for Government help or can’t manage during the delay in the help getting to them.
For more information, please visit the SBA’s COVID-19 Support Hub.