Further sources of financial support

Help Musicians and Music Minds Matter provides help, support and opportunities to empower musicians at all stages of their lives.

Alongside the many types of support we offer, we’ve pulled together some other useful sources of advice, funding and support.

Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice offer free, confidential advice and information to help people deal with a range of issue including benefits, debt, energy bills and housing. They may also be able to link you in with additional support in your area such as food banks. 

The Trussell Trust

If you need help, a food bank can provide an emergency food parcel containing at least three days of meals.

In order to get help from a food bank you’ll need to be referred for a food voucher. The voucher is then exchanged at the food bank for a food parcel.

You can get a food voucher from a number of local community organisations, who can ensure you get the right support.

Find out how to get an emergency food bank voucher via the Trussell Trust website. 

Music Minds Matter

Music Minds Matter offers a range of mental health support services including a 24/7 helpline to musicians and the wider music industry.

How to get help in a mental health crisis

Advice and guidance on how to get help in a crisis is available from Mind.

Help from your local Council 

Councils have legal duties to prevent and help with homelessness for people living in their area. You may also be able to apply for Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) from your council if you are in receipt of benefits and need additional help to meet your housing costs. 

Shelter

Provide advice and support services, legal services and a free emergency helpline for help with housing issues and homelessness.

Welfare benefits entitlement and finding grants from other charities

Turn2Us

Turn 2Us have a benefits calculator to help identify what benefits you are entitled as well as a grants search to help find financial support from other charities.

Debt Advice

Step Change

Step Change offer free debt advice and can help explore options and solutions to debt problems.

Financial Support for Musicians 

The Royal Society of Musicians

Provide vital financial assistance, advice and guidance to those professionally active in the world of music but who are unable to work due to accident, illness, stress or anxiety.

PRS Members Fund

Provide support and advice to PRS members and their families, who may be struggling financially, physically or emotionally and are in need of help. Members Only

Musicians’ Union

Members of the Musicians’ Union can access Legal and Money advice alongside other membership benefits.

Local Law Centre

Law Centres provide free specialist legal advice on a variety of problems relating to social welfare law (eg employment, housing, immigration and welfare benefits).

Visa advice for international touring

Planning on performing abroad? Get expert advice on visas, work permits and passports.

British Association of Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM)

Our clinical partners who are experts in delivering health and wellbeing services for musicians.

Music Support

Music Support is a registered charity that helps peers who work in UK music and live events impacted by mental ill-health and/​or addiction. 

Ditto

Ditto have a helpful list of funding opportunities across the UK and beyond here