Wednesday 20 August 2025
Cost of Living Crisis - Financial Wellbeing
Money matters to everyone. Need some financial guidance or support? It's okay to ask. We all need a helping hand sometimes.
Introducing Wagestream: Your Pay, Your Way.
We’re committed to supporting your wellbeing, and that includes your financial health. And that’s why we’re excited to launch Wagestream, a new charity-supported financial wellbeing app that’s already helped colleagues across more than 135 NHS trusts, including Royal United Hospital and Great Western Hospital.
New: The Wagestream financial wellbeing app is now available to all staff. Track your earnings in real time, access your pay as you earn it, and improve your financial wellbeing with helpful tools and insights.
Wagestream – make your money work for you. By downloading and using the app, you can:
Please visit our dedicated page on SALi for more information.
MoneyHelper - making your money and pension choices clearer
MoneyHelper is here to help, so you can move on with life. Here to cut through the jargon and complexity, explain what you need to do and how you can do it. Here to put you in control, with free, impartial help for money and pensions that’s quick to find, easy to use and backed by government.
Whatever your circumstances or plans, we offer clear guidance online, over the phone and face-to-face. We can also point you to trusted services, if you need more support.
We can help you:
For money and pensions help all in one place that’s free to use
Money Saving Expert
An up to date list of all discounts and vouchers available to NHS staff here
Money Saving Expert has a Cost of Living Help Guide with 90 tips on how to save money and cut bills.
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/cost-of-living-survival-kit/
There is also a page with guides and tools to help boost income and cut costs.
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/
Help with debt
The UK government's “Options for paying off your debt” page is a good starting point to understand how you can pay off or manage debts more easily. https://www.gov.uk/options-for-paying-off-your-debts.
Grants
Download and read this clickable PowerPoint which signposts staff to grant information.
UNISON
UNISON has a welfare charity for members experiencing financial and emotional difficulties. https://www.unison.org.uk/get-help/services-support/there-for-you
Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.
