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Volunteer Expenses

Carlisle COVID-19 Community Help Group is a collective set up to support those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Carlisle district, United Kingdom.

Expenses are payable to volunteers for expenses incurred whilst undertaking agreed activities with the Carlisle COVID-19 Community Help Group administration team. Volunteers will be contacted with activities required and are expected to front the cost. Upon production of a valid receipt, expenses will be approved.

Expenses are only payable for tasks the Carlisle COVID-19 Community Help Group administration team asks you to undertake, and tasks volunteers undertake to do themselves will be considered an act of kindness.

Expenses are not payable for means or methods of travel, and this is up to the individual volunteer to meet.

Examples of acceptable expenses: Receipt of essential food agreed to by Carlisle COVID-19 Community Help group. Receipt of paid-for prescriptions.

Examples of non-acceptable expenses: Requests for non-essential items, for example, alcohol. Travel expenses. Requests for money as an income replacement.

Administration Expenses

Carlisle COVID-19 Community Help Group will also allocate expenses to ongoing costs of running as a collective group. This might include software to enable us to continue home working and supporting the needs of those affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Examples of expenses we will claim: Licence for ZOOM software to enable the team to continue meeting. Other admin expenses to enable us to run effectively as a team.

All expenses our team requests will be made public knowledge to remain transparent as a group.

Carlisle COVID-19 Community Help Group will revisit this policy as necessary whilst the COVID-19 pandemic develops. Version correct as at 24/03/2020.

The live version of this policy can be viewed at any time on - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kgZFfjCp5Q1dtJBnkeVpDiPtwe0HD29UGP59HEsgk/edit?usp=sharing