Who we help

If you are a civil servant, or work for an Associated Organisation, then you are eligible to apply for help from The Charity for Civil Servants.

By our estimation, there are up to 4 million people eligible to apply for help. All current, former and retired civil servants, all employees of our Associated Organisations, and their financial dependants, are welcome to approach us if you have a problem, and need to speak to someone in the strictest confidence.

Am I a civil servant?

If you work for a government department, such as HM Revenue and Customs, Department for Work and Pensions, or Ministry of Justice, then you would definitely be a civil servant.

Equally, if you work for an executive agency, such as Jobcentre Plus, you would also be a civil servant.

If you're not sure whether the organisation you work for is part of the civil service, you can check an updated list of all current government departments and executive agencies via the Directgov website.

Visit the DIRECTGOV List

IMPORTANT - the Directgov website also lists some Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs), which may not be part of the civil service. If you work for one of those, please call us on Freephone 0800 056 2424, and we'll be happy to help you find out.

Do I work for an Associated Organisation?

Besides being the Charity for all current, former and retired civil servants, we're also proud to be the in-house charity for over 50 associated organisations, which recognise the importance of our work and retain our services for their staff.

They're just as important to us as the civil servants we're here for. Find out if your eligable here.

I'm not sure whether I'm eligible

Don't worry. The best advice we can give you is to give us a call, or send us an email. We'll be happy to help you check - we know that government department names can change, for example.

Call our Freephone number at 0800 056 2424, or email our Help and Advisory team.