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Eligibility
In order to gain assistance from the fund you must meet the applicable below criteria:
If you are employed by Royal Mail, Post Office Ltd, Parcelforce Worldwide or General
Logistics you willneed to have completed 6 months service, either on a part time or full
time basis, before being eligible for help from the Fund. We are not able to help casual
workers.
If you are retired you need to be in receipt of an occupational pension, either in your
own right or as a widow/widower.
If you left the organisation before retirement age you must be a deferred pensioner to be
eligible for help. That is you remain a member of the pension plan, and will receive a pension
on reaching retirement age.