The Sussex Police Charitable Trust employs a part time Charitable Trust Liaison Officer, with the specific remit of providing welfare support to Sussex Police pensioners aged 78+, widowed spouses and medically retired staff living in the county. They can also make contact with younger pensioners and widowed spouses upon referral. They do not visit pensioners or widowed spouses from other Forces.
The Charitable Trust Liaison Officer can offer support and information, assistance with filling in forms, making contact with a variety of agencies on the client's behalf, securing benefits, and may make applications to the Sussex Police Charitable Trust for grant help, if this is appropriate. All applications are presented on an anonymous basis to preserve confidentiality, and assessed on an individual basis. In most cases, any assistance agreed will be paid directly to the provider of a service that is required.
This service is only available for retired officers, their spouses or widows/ers