Funding to Help Vulnerable People with their Housing Needs (UK wide)
The Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation is inviting applications for projects that assist vulnerable individuals in need of a secure and safe home.
UK-registered charities with an annual turnover of less than £1 million can apply for capital funding between £250 to £1,000 to help cover the costs of essential items and equipment that support people experiencing homelessness.
The funding is intended for projects that align with the Foundation's new purpose and one or more of the following themes:
- financial stress
- security and refuge
- quality and suitability of housing
- health and well-being support
Applications are welcomed from those who take a Housing First and/or relationship-based approach. Application should show evidence of:
- strength-based practice
- trauma-informed care
- psychologically informed environments
Applications are reviewed every quarter. The next application deadline is the 3rd November 2025.
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Funding to Promote Home Electrical Safety for Vulnerable People
Fire and rescue services, trading standards authorities, community safety organisations and other not-for-profit organisations will soon be able to apply for grants of up to £5,000 to deliver initiatives that help vulnerable people across the UK to improve the electrical safety of their homes.
The funding is made available through the Electrical Safety Fund, which aims to keep people safe in their homes by tackling the risks associated with electrical products, increasing the public’s awareness of electrical safety, and promoting changes in behaviour.
The type of activity that could be funded includes:
- product testing and product replacement events (e.g. amnesty events to replace unsafe electric blankets, portable heaters etc.)
- educational and raising awareness activities
- home safety activities/visits
- data collection projects that would support the fund’s national aims to prevent electrical-related injuries, such as collecting data relating to injuries caused by electrical products, and issues with products purchased from online marketplaces.
Funding of up to £10,000 may be considered for joint and/or larger projects.
The fund is due to open for applications on the 2nd of September 2024.
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