Yes, but there are benefits to using a panel provider. Besides the discounts offered, the Fund requires our panelists to have a licensed audiologist at their facility to ensure quality service.

Yes, you can ask for a validated certificate under your own name and another one as a dependent of your spouse.

As of March 1, 2025, the UFT Welfare Fund will reimburse a maximum of $4,000, which can be used once every three years, counted from your last day of service. If you use a preferred provider, you can receive at least a 25 percent discount on your...

Yes, the Welfare Fund provides a hearing aid benefit which issues a reimbursement up to a maximum of $4,000 every three years (counted from the date of your last service) for members and their dependents. You can use the Welfare Fund’s panel or...

Please call the Health and Cancer Helpline at 212-539-0515 and ask to speak with a Health and Cancer Helpline social worker.

All communication with the Helpline is confidential and private.

The Helpline is available to assist in-service members and retirees as well as their dependents.

The Helpline is a free, confidential support service dedicated to helping individuals and families dealing with medical and behavioral health illnesses.

Yes. A child who is living with and financially dependent on a grandparent is eligible for coverage. You’ll need to submit a Change of Status form and a Dependent Child Affidavit, or request these forms from the Forms Hotline at 212-539-0539.

Yes. Any member returning from a leave of absence of 18 months or more must complete a new enrollment. You can see your chapter leader for an enrollment form or call the Forms Hotline. Your school secretary must also file a pending payroll...