Foundations Independent Living Trust Limited

Foundations Independent Living Trust Limited (FILT), established in 2002 as Foundations Trust and evolving in 2006, serves as the charitable arm of Foundations, the national body for Home Improvement Agencies (HIAs). Its core mission is to enhance housing conditions for vulnerable UK residents—primarily older adults, disabled people, and those in financial hardship—enabling safe, warm, independent living and preventing crises like fuel poverty or unsafe heating-related deaths. Rooted in pragmatic, high-impact values, FILT acts as a collaborative intermediary, channeling funds from partners like Gas Safe Charity and housebuilders such as Taylor Wimpey into HIAs for targeted interventions, sector research, best-practice promotion, and pilot projects.

FILT prioritizes advancements in health, disability support, poverty relief, and housing solutions, funding project-specific grants for essential home repairs, gas/heating safety upgrades, accessibility adaptations, advocacy, information services, and evidence-based research. Beneficiaries are reached indirectly through local/regional HIAs with proven outreach, focusing on tangible outcomes like urgent repairs to avert health emergencies, rather than direct individual aid or core costs.

Eligibility is restricted to UK-registered organizations, especially HIAs and aligned delivery partners demonstrating strategic fit and impact history; no income thresholds apply, but unsolicited applications are not accepted—prospective collaborators must initiate via phone enquiry or contact form for partnership discussions. Grants typically range from £2,000–£50,000 (most £5,000–£20,000), awarded on a rolling basis without fixed deadlines, tied to negotiated project proposals. Distinctively, FILT avoids unrestricted funding, retail activities, or non-partner work, emphasizing scalable, research-driven innovation through cross-sector leverage for maximum vulnerable household reach across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.