Who we help

We may help:

• Current full members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
• Former full members of the NUJ who resigned from the union when they finished working or left journalism, for example
• Dependants of deceased NUJ members, such as widows and orphans.

• We may only help full members of the NUJ so we cannot help you if you are a temporary, student or asylum seeker member
• Full NUJ members must have paid at least one year's full contributions to the NUJ
• For past members, we must have proof, via the NUJ’s records or documentary evidence (old NUJ membership cards, NUJ Life membership cards), that the person was a member of the NUJ who had paid their contributions on a regular basis
• We do not normally assist lapsed members, unless you can provide an explanation that satisfies the trustees
• We help current members facing short-term difficulties only. We cannot subsidise those who are unable to make a living as a journalist.

NUJ Extra is based at the NUJ's head office in London. The address is: Headland House, 308-312 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8DP.

If you have any questions regarding how we can help, please contact our administrator, Lena Calvert, on 020 7278 7916 or by email

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