Welcome to Support NetworkSupport Network is the personal support charity for the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). We provide information, advice, finance, emotional and/or practical assistance to people in need, who are or were, members of the IMechE, or who are a partner, child or an adult dependant of a member or former member of the IMechE. We therefore help eligible people of all ages, wherever they are in the world. We want to help as many eligible people as we can, so we also welcome enquiries about potential applications. Contact us at info@supportnetwork.org.uk or via 020 7304 6812. We look forward to hearing from you. | Money problems? NEW SERVICE FROM APRIL 2013If you're having financial difficulties, the sooner you take action the better. Ignoring debts won't make them disappear. In order to offer a wider range of money and debt advice services, we have partnered with StepChange national debt charity to be provide access to debt solutions which include 100% self-access online tools, a telephone helpline, access to specialist advisers who can guide you, directly negotiate repayment plans on your behalf, and devise debt management plans with creditors. Their service is free to IMechE members and their family as part of membership. To talk to a money advisor call free on 0800 138 1111 or see more on money advice. |
Information and adviceDo you need general advice? Our new free telephone helpline operated by Advice Express can assist with a whole range of day-to-day enquiries including issues related to employment, housing, consumer problems, family and relationship difficulties, pension and welfare benefits. You can call them on our dedicated number of 01275 376 029 and their service is available Mon-Fri 8am-8pm, and at weekends 9am-12noon. All advisors are based in the UK.More on information and advice | Do you need to move in a new direction: help to find a jobIf you’re an IMechE member, or a member of your family is, then we can provide face-to-face employment coaching. You can discover where, and how to acquire new skills; learn new job hunting techniques; develop a powerful CV; boost your confidence and self-esteem; and identify your key personal strengths. An individual diagnostic session tailored to your needs is provided at no charge. (Subsequent sessions may also be provided on a free basis depending on means). |
Legal advice?Support Network provides free legal advice to the family members of Members and former members of the IMechE, (and to former members themselves), through our partnership with Law Express. Just call the Support Network offices on 020 7304 6816 to be referred, and/or click here for online legal information or for further details about the service, which covers legal issues in England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland jurisdictions. *A free legal advice service for current members of the IMechE is available from Purple Legal on 0845 567 7003 or via www.imeche.org/services/business/LegalAdvice | Care advice for older people from our partner charity, Independent AgeWe know that caring for someone, and considering and obtaining the support that they need, especially in respect of moving into residential care, can be a confusing and distressing experience. So we are pleased to offer a quality-assured advice and information service in partnership with Independent Age, a well-established charity working with and for older people, their families and carers. They are specialists in providing information and advice about care and support issues for older people living in their own homes, with their family, in residential care or temporarily in hospital. |