Working Musicians Wellbeing Service

The life of a musician can be incredible, but it can take its toll, and there are inevitably difficult times. Our wellbeing service can help you both with physical health and financial challenges. 

Physical wellbeing 

Illness and injury not only impact your ability to earn a living, but long-term they can impact your ability to sustain your career. We know that musicians face higher wellbeing risks than people in many other professions, and often delay seeking help due to cost, time pressures and the ongoing demands of performing.

We offer advice, information and guidance to help you maintain your physical wellbeing. We can also refer you to specialist services and organisations when needed. We can arrange health assessments, and in some cases provide grants for medical procedures and other costs associated with adapting to new health conditions.

Financial wellbeing

This is an equally pressing issue for many musicians, with life in music often involving precarious work or unpredictable income.

We can provide information, advice and guidance on how to navigate financial challenges, as well as support managing benefits and debt issues. In certain cases, we can also provide cost-of-living grants if you are unable to work due to illness or injury. 

To qualify for working musicians welfare support you must:

• Be aged 20 or over
• Have earnt least 40% of your total income in the last 24 months before application from music
• Evidence you have earnt at least £5,000 from music in the last 12 months before application
• Not be a full-time student

To ensure that you qualify for support, we also ask that you read our charity eligibility policy in full.

Please note that if you have a disability, our eligibility criteria are different, and can be found in the eligibility policy.

In order support you as effectively as possible, we ask that applications are made through our online portal, which you can access below. For more information about what we will ask you, and what information we are looking for, please download our application guidance.