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Homelessness & Housing Grants in London

Browse 13 funders supporting homelessness & housing charities in London.

London charities working in homelessness & housing can access funding from both national grant-makers and regional funders with a specific focus on the area. We currently list 13 funders supporting homelessness & housing work in London. Many of these funders also support related cause areas, so we recommend browsing the full Homelessness & Housing grants directory and the London regional hub for additional opportunities.

Tips for applying to homelessness & housing funders
Homelessness funders expect robust data to support your application. Reference CHAIN data, local rough sleeping counts, or your own service data to quantify the scale and nature of homelessness in your area. If your approach is informed by Housing First principles, explain the evidence base and how you implement fidelity to the model — funders are familiar with the research and want to see thoughtful adaptation rather than superficial adoption of the label. Describe your trauma-informed practice framework, explaining how it shapes staff training, service design, and organisational culture rather than being an add-on. Present clear move-on rates and sustained tenancy outcomes, showing not just immediate housing placements but longer-term stability at six and twelve months. Detail your partnerships with local authority housing teams, housing associations, and statutory homelessness services, explaining how you complement rather than duplicate their work. Address the complex needs that drive homelessness — substance misuse, mental health, domestic abuse — and describe your approach to supporting people with multiple disadvantages. Funders value organisations that involve people with lived experience of homelessness in governance and service design, so demonstrate how this shapes your work in practice.

Homelessness & Housing Funders in London

13 funders found

Berkeley Charitable Foundation

Open

The Berkeley Charitable Foundation, established in 2011 by the Berkeley Group, is a corporate foundation dedicated to empowering young people and comm...

Grant Range
Up to £90,000

Big Issue Invest Trust

Open

Big Issue Invest Trust (BIIT), the charitable arm of Big Issue Invest within the Big Issue Group, was established in 1994 (originally as the Local Inv...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £20,000

City Bridge Foundation

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City Bridge Foundation, London’s largest independent charitable funder and historic owner of five iconic Thames bridges (Tower, London, Southwark, Mil...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £500,000

Drapers Charitable Fund

Open

The Drapers Charitable Fund, administered by the historic Worshipful Company of Drapers founded in 1364 by woollen cloth merchants, upholds a mission ...

Grant Range
Up to £25,000

Greater London Authority

Open

The Greater London Authority (GLA), established by the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and operational since July 2000, serves as London's strategic...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £100,000

London Catalyst

Open

London Catalyst is an independent grantmaker rooted in a historic mission to combat the root causes and effects of poverty and ill health among London...

Grant Range
£6,000 - £10,000

London Community Foundation

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London Community Foundation champions a fairer London by investing in small, local charities and grassroots groups tackling deep inequalities, wealth ...

Grant Range
£500 - £25,000

London Housing Foundation Ltd

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London Housing Foundation Ltd (LHF), established in 1991 from the assets of Central YMCA Housing Association, is a charitable company dedicated to red...

Grant Range
£25,000 - £35,000

London Legal Support Trust

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London Legal Support Trust (LLST), an independent charity founded in 2003 by legal sector leaders, champions equal access to justice by funding free, ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £25,000

Mrs Smith and Mount Trust

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The Mrs Smith & Mount Trust, formed in 1992 by amalgamating The Mrs Smith Fund and The Mount Trust, is a UK grant-maker dedicated to empowering disadv...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £25,000

Sovereign Housing Association Limited

Open

Sovereign Network Group (SNG), evolved from Sovereign Housing Association, drives a mission to deliver affordable homes as the foundation for better l...

Grant Range
£300 - £7,500

Trust for London

Open

Trust for London, an independent charitable foundation established in 1891 as the City Parochial Foundation and renamed in 2010, drives lasting econom...

Grant Range
£40,000 - £80,000

Vintners' Foundation

Open

The Vintners' Foundation, the charitable arm of the historic Worshipful Company of Vintners—one of London's Great Twelve Livery Companies dating to th...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £5,000

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