The IHBC has posted on its web site new guidance on how members can keep IHBC fee costs to a minimum, including by making sure that they register IHBC fees as a professional expense in their tax records.
IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly said: ‘As a charity we do our best to keep fees affordable while still making sure we do all we can to maintain services and carry out our charitable objects. Our members can also do a lot to make sure the personal cost of our membership fees is kept to a minimum, and the new pages detail key considerations for any members facing concerns over payments.’
‘We have also provided new details on our support for members facing hardship. This is always a sensitive area, but we recognise that members from all walks of life can face personal difficulties or crises. As a professional body and charity, we are here to help ease the burden of maintaining IHBC membership at difficult times.
‘Ordinarily, if you are unemployed or on low-income, or a student without additional means of support, you should be able to make a suitable case for hardship support provided you observe the guidance provided.’
Naturally, as this support is provided out of the IHBC’s own funds, we will be very cautious about how we allocate support, and any applications will be carefully, and confidentially, considered’.
See the new guidance page on fees at: LINK
For guidance on hardship applications see: LINK
