City of Stoke On Trent Branch  - Benefits 3

 

THE TAX REFUND COMPANY

Over 73,000 members have already used this NO REFUND - NO FEE service. The average refund is £208.47 with several refunds over £5,000! Most members don't believe they are owed a refund and only use the service as they have nothing to lose

Are you missing out on a possible tax refund?

Call Unison Direct for a claim form on 0845 355 0845 or apply on line at: www.taxbuddies.com/pts/unison.htm

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UNISON DISCOUNT SHOPPING SERVICE

Stop throwing your hard-earned cash away!  Join the Unison Discount Shopping Service. You can now get discounts at over 10,000 shops and businesses around the UK using your Unison Membership Card.

From camping to car dealers, driving schools to DIY shops, hairdressers to hotels and furniture to florists you will find them all in the new discount shopping pages.

To register free telephone 0800 587 8800 or visit www.unison.discountpages.co.uk

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Medicash - First Aid For Your Finances

For just a few pence each day, you really can protect yourself against the cost of illness, injury and many everyday Healthcare needs with Medicash - the Unison endorsed Health Cash Plan. There is no medical and you can have the reassurance of over 20 tax free benefits.

     For Example from only £3.30 per week:

  • Optical grant - £108 per year
  • Dental grant - £108 per year
  • Hospital in patient - £36 per night up to a maximum of 50 per year
  • £225 maternity benefit per child

Other options and additional benefits are also available. Plans can extend to cover partners, including same -sex partnerships, Children under 18 are covered free for some benefits.

For an application form and full details, call the Medicash Unison Section on

 Call 0845 600 0151   www.medicash.org

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We've been voted Road Rescue Best Buy for the 4th Consecutive time by the UK's leading consumer testing magazine.

 

THE RESPONSE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR

  • Unison members can save up to 20% on the cost of road rescue cover.  

  • There's nobody faster. Average callout time is just 33 minutes (based on latest performance figures)

  • No penalty charge for cars over 10 years old plus FREE cover when travelling to the Republic of Ireland
  • Exclusive to Unison members - a £10 cashback guarantee of speed and service:

New for 2004 - our deluxe option includes FREE cover in selected European Countries. Xtend - this new cover could protect you against expensive garage bills that occur after a breakdown in the UK, 

Delivering superb service to our members is something we pride ourselves on. That's why we are the official Road Rescue Service for Unison.

Tel: 0800 591563 quoting special rate code: UNISON MSB 03
www.britanniarescue.com/UNISON


 

Unison Tax Exempt Savings Plan

from Coventry Assurance Society
(A Traditional Friendly Society since 1844)

UNIBOND is a tax exempt with profits low risk savings plan. You can save a regular amount between £10 and £25 for a fixed term of 15 years and life cover is automatically included.  Coventry Assurance being a friendly society will be able to invest your monthly premiums in a fund which enjoys special tax exempt status.

Unibond is special, it has been developed specifically for UNISON members and their families and includes several features which are unique. For example whether you are male or female, smoker or non-smoker, you will receive the same benefits.

During the term of your plan should you become incapacitated for more than 6 months and are unable to follow your employment the society will continue to pay your premiums until you recover and return to work or the plan matures, whichever is the soonest.  If you wish you may cash in your plan on its 10th anniversary without any penalty.  When it has been in force for at least two years a loan may be granted against the policy.

Further details are available by contacting:
Freephone Unibond on

0800 083 3080  www.unison-unibond.co.uk 


Broadband Surfing with Unison

Members who currently use unisonfree will automatically get a free Unison plus E mail account. For example if you current E-mail address is [email protected] you will have [email protected]. You don't have to do anything if you want to keep using the unisonfree E-mail account, in fact you would have received an E-mail explaining this to your account already.

Support will be offered for unisonfree.net via Unison plus on telephone number 0905 053 146 - calls charged at 25p per minute.

If you have not used Unison free or Unison plus before the first thing you will notice is the lack of those infuriating pop ups that you get on commercial sites. Unison Plus is in conjunction with Poptel one of the countries leading IT firms. More details on signing up can be found on the dedicated web site, www.unisonplus.net or you can call into the branch office and pick up a free CD. 

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