{"id":6655,"date":"2026-10-27T10:06:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/?p=6655"},"modified":"2026-10-27T10:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:07:02","slug":"prs-for-music-fund-money-worries-apply-for-financial-relief-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/prs-for-music-fund-money-worries-apply-for-financial-relief-this-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"PRS For Music Fund: Money worries? Apply for financial relief this winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We know winter can be a tough time for music creators as earnings are unpredictable and the cost of living is high. If you\u2019re facing financial hardship, the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.prsformusic.com\/c\/AQilqAUQ2cq8BxjIx_DkAiDI5-mwASjK8sFDIereTR9Qc1MfJlp-AfORcPncmHowFWwEnTB16xTWJVw\">PRS Member&#8217;s Fund<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;may be able to help you through their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.prsformusic.com\/c\/AQilqAUQ2cq8BxjIx_DkAiCB6OmwASjK8sFDvJ9QtAWnz_5_rMN7nh8bvDOuJ6_1IPRtRzP146eAWmU\"><strong>Winter Relief Scheme<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year alone, the scheme provided over \u00a3600k in financial support to help members cope with the pressures of household bills and rising living costs. This winter, you can apply for a grant to help cover your own household bills and essential living costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prsmembersfund.com\/our-services\/winter-relief-scheme\/?utm_source=PRS%20for%20Music%20&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=15672665_Members%27%20Fund%20Winter%20Relief%20Scheme%20%7C%20Wave%201%20%7C%20Writer%20%2B%20Publisher%20%7C%20All%20earner&amp;utm_content=Apply%20now%20%28CTA%20button%201%29&amp;Ref=emailtest&amp;dm_i=1V6T,9BX3T,CDLGI0,138JZ6,1,0,0,0\">APPLY HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eligibility Criteria<br>To be eligible to apply for a grant you must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">be a UK resident<br>have earned at least \u00a3500 in royalties<br>have less than \u00a316,000 in savings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that only one application will be accepted per household, and you will need to provide two months of bank statements when you apply. If you have received any help from the PRS Members&#8217; Fund during 2026 you will not be eligible to apply for the Winter Relief Scheme again until 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applications for the Winter Relief Scheme are open until 31 March 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know winter can be a tough time for music creators as earnings are unpredictable and the cost of living is high. If you\u2019re facing financial hardship, the&nbsp;PRS Member&#8217;s Fund&nbsp;may be able to help you through their&nbsp;Winter Relief Scheme. Last year alone, the scheme provided over \u00a3600k in financial support to help members cope with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-musicians","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6655"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6656,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6655\/revisions\/6656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.handsupfortrad.scot\/distil\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}