We’re here for all professional actor parents with a household gross income under £35,000 in the last 12 months. This does not include up to £6,000 of general savings, any children’s savings, or money set aside for HMRC.
Finance
Household gross income should be under £35,000 (excluding up to £6,000 in savings and HMRC payments).
You don’t need to be receiving benefits.
We support working and non-working families.
Owning a second property may affect eligibility—please ask us.
Children
Must live in the UK (or accompany an actor-parent working overseas).
Ages 0–18: eligible for grants (excluding private school fees).
Ages 18+: student/apprentice start-up support.
Up to 26: support available for dependent young adults with additional needs.
Fostered, adopted, stepchildren, and children of deceased actor-parents are eligible.
Actor-Parent
May have worked internationally.
Must have had at least one paid acting job per year for over half of their career, or recent paid work in 2 of the past 3 years, or be a recent acting graduate or returning with a paid offer.
Grants may be tailored based on current or future acting work.
What Counts as Professional Acting
We recognise paid acting jobs (booked roles).
We don’t count unpaid roles, presenting, teaching, stand-up, or supporting artist work.
Continuing Support
Eligibility is reviewed annually.
Funding may continue after the actor-parent’s death, based on need.
Eligibility may end if the actor permanently leaves the profession or household income exceeds £35,000.
Please send us your completed form and CV of paid acting work (Spotlight CVs accepted). If your CV doesn’t meet our criteria due to barriers to work, just let us know. If forms are difficult, contact us — we’re happy to help or arrange an interpreter.
Eligibility is reviewed confidentially by our team and usually confirmed within a few days. If eligible, we’ll send you a short application form.
It can make a big difference to the families we support
