Financial wellbeing

Find resources to support your financial wellbeing.

Find out more about the financial benefits available to you whilst working at the University and how to access free, confidential financial support from outside organisations.  

 

 The second Hilary Term financial wellbeing webinar was delivered by MoneyHelper on 14 March 2023. This is a recording of that session; please note, you will need to log in with your SSO and use Chrome or Edge to access this recording:

 

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The HR Support webpages offer comprehensive information about staff benefits including financial benefits available to staff, discounts and travel schemes. 

These links will assist you in understanding your pay which is an important part of financial wellbeing.

 

Extra information on pay and taxation can be found at:

Finance Division - Pensions

 

For further information, please contact the relevant pension team at the email addresses below:
OSPS - osps@admin.ox.ac.uk 
USS - uss@admin.ox.ac.uk 
NHSPS - oxnhsps@admin.ox.ac.uk 
NEST - nest@admin.ox.ac.uk 
 

The HR Department provides retirement guidance for staff and managers.

 

For free, impartial guidance on your pension, please visit Pension Wise, a service from MoneyHelper, backed by government. 

Information on buying or renting property in Oxford and the UK can be found here: 
•    Oxford University Welcome Service
•    Owning and renting a property

 

The Relocation Scheme is available to new starters at the University, at departmental discretion, to pay for removals expenses, travel for you and your dependants and professional fees for the sale or purchase of a house.

Spectrum.Life, the University's Employee Assistance Programme, offers financial advice to all members of University staff. To access this support, contact the service via the usual channels and a Spectrum counsellor will engage with you to determine your issue and refer you onto specialists (i.e. lawyers, Independent Financial Advisors etc.) for a complimentary 30-minute consultation per issue per year.

MoneyHelper offers free, impartial money guidance to millions of people through their website, contact centre, WhatsApp and webchat. This is a free service provided by the Money and Pensions Service and backed by government. Their budgeting planner is just one of the useful resources available to help you to make your money go further.  

The University offers a system of grants or interest-free loans to help those members of staff in financial difficulty. The Staff Financial Support Fund is available to current University employees, retired university staff and the dependants of retired university staff members after their death.

Spectrum.Life, the University's Employee Assistance Programme, offers financial advice to all members of University staff. To access this support, contact the service via the usual channels and a Spectrum counsellor will engage with you to determine your issue and refer you onto specialists (i.e. lawyers, Independent Financial Advisors etc.) for a complimentary 30-minute consultation per issue per year.

In addition, the following websites give free advice on managing your finances and solving your debt:
•    Citizens Advice
•    GOV.UK
•    MoneyHelper

Information related to staff sickness and rates of pay can be found in the staff handbooks:

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Contact us

Wellbeing@admin.ox.ac.uk 

Meet the team

Frances Parkes – Wellbeing Programme Manager 

Dr Ruth Collins - Staff Mental Health Training Service Lead

Bettina Kelemen - Staff Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing Trainer

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