Homelessness & Housing240+ Funders

Homelessness & Housing Grants & Funding

There are 240 UK funders offering grants for homelessness & housing charities, with typical awards from £50 to £600,000.

Homelessness and housing insecurity remain critical issues across the UK, and a dedicated network of funders supports charities working to prevent and respond to homelessness. Grants fund emergency accommodation and outreach, supported housing, tenancy sustainment, and the complex needs that both cause and result from homelessness — substance misuse, mental health, domestic abuse, and family breakdown. Prevention-focused work is increasingly prioritised by major funders: early intervention services, debt and welfare advice, and support for people at risk of losing their homes. The Oak Foundation, Lloyds Bank Foundation, and Lankelly Chase all have strategic funding programmes in this area. Smaller trusts and community foundations support frontline provision — night shelters, food programmes, and drop-in centres. Housing First models, which provide stable accommodation as a foundation for addressing other needs, have attracted significant new funding. Many funders in this space value lived experience involvement in service design and delivery.

Quick Stats

Total Funders
240
Grant Range
£50 - £600,000
Open to Applications
74%

Homelessness & Housing Funders

55 of 240 match your filters

Checked against verified programme data for 66 of 240 funders. 174 not yet verified are listed below; 11 that don't fit were excluded.

Access to Justice Foundation

Matching programme: Pro Bono Grants

The Access to Justice Foundation is a UK-wide charity founded by the legal profession with the singular mission of enhancing access to free legal advi...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £50,000

Albert Hunt Trust

Matching programme: Health and Wellbeing

The Albert Hunt Trust, an independent UK grant-making foundation established in 1979 by Miss Mary Kathleen Coyle and Miss Florence I Reakes in honour ...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £40,000

Archer Trust

Matching programme: The Archer Trust

The Archer Trust, established in 1994 in memory of Unilever executive Ronnie Archer by his widow Catherine, is a UK grant-making charitable trust insp...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust

Matching programme: Larger Charity Grants (Rounds 2 & 4)

The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust, established in 1968 in memory of Austin Pilkington of the Pilkington glass family and his wife Hope, is a UK gra...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Austin Bailey Foundation

Matching programme: Local Charities Grants

The Austin Bailey Foundation, established in 1984 by Keith Cyril Austin Bailey—a Swansea native shaped by his Christian upbringing and World War II ex...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

B&Q Foundation

Matching programme: Home Improvement Fund

The B&Q Foundation, established in 2020 by B&Q as a UK registered charity, advances the company's commitment to local communities by improving homes a...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £10,000

Buckinghamshire Community Foundation

Matching programme: Health Equity Fund

Buckinghamshire Community Foundation, operating as Heart of Bucks, serves as a catalyst for social change by connecting philanthropy to local causes, ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Buttle UK

Matching programme: Chances for Children

Buttle UK, founded in 1953 from the vision of Reverend Frank Buttle, is a UK charity dedicated to supporting children and young people (birth to early...

Grant Range
Up to £2,400

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch

Matching programme: Gulbenkian Exhibitions Fund

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation UK Branch, established in 1956 from the bequest of Armenian oil magnate Calouste Gulbenkian, is a London-based arm ...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £600,000

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation

Matching programme: Arm Community Fund

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation (CCF), established in December 2003, is an independent local charity dedicated to enhancing quality of life across...

Grant Range
£1,500 - £10,000

Cardiff YMCA (1910) Trust

Matching programme: Tier 1 – Small Grants scheme

Cardiff YMCA (1910) Trust, established in 1910 to support Cardiff YMCA's charitable work in South Wales, is a grant-making trust dedicated to fosterin...

Grant Range
£250 - £5,000

Chartered Accountants' Livery Charity

Matching programme: Standard Grant

The Chartered Accountants’ Livery Charity, the philanthropic arm of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants, champions honourable practice in ...

Grant Range
Up to £3,000

Chrysalis Trust

Matching programme: Chrysalis Trust Grants

The Chrysalis Trust, a UK grant-making charity established in 2009 by the Evans family, tackles poverty, disability, and barriers to shelter, educatio...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Cole Charitable Trust

Matching programme: Cole Charitable Trust grants

The Cole Charitable Trust is an independent grant-making trust dedicated to fostering positive change in local communities through support for small g...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £2,000

Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside

Matching programme: 23 Foundation

Community Foundations for Lancashire and Merseyside (CFLM), established in 1997 as Sefton Community Foundation and evolving into its current form, is ...

Grant Range
£250 - £30,000

Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust

Matching programme: Minor Medical and Health Sciences Grant

The Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust, established in 1951 via the will of Eleanor, Dowager Countess Peel, is a UK-based endowment charity rooted in...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £25,000

Drapers Charitable Fund

Matching programme: Drapers' Charitable Fund

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

Eveson Charitable Trust

Matching programme: Enhance Grants programme

The Eveson Trust, formerly the Eveson Charitable Trust and converted to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in April 2022, was established under th...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £50,000

Fine & Country Foundation

Matching programme: Foundation Grant Application

The Fine & Country Foundation, established in 2014 by the global Fine & Country estate agency network, is a grant-making trust dedicated to combating ...

Grant Range
Up to £3,000

Garfield Weston Foundation

Matching programme: Regular Grant

The Garfield Weston Foundation, family-founded in 1958, drives its mission to strengthen society through enduring philanthropic support for charities ...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £30,000

Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity CIO

Matching programme: Small Grants Programme

Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity CIO is an independent, politically neutral charity established in 2019 and formally registered in 2022, with Mayor ...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £10,000

Haberdashers' Foundation

Matching programme: Resilience Fund

The Haberdashers' Foundation embodies centuries-old stewardship and social responsibility, empowering young people from all backgrounds to realize the...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £5,000

Helen Roll Charity

Matching programme: Helen Roll Charity Grant Programme

The Helen Roll Charity, established in 1992 by Jenny Williamson in Ramsden, Oxfordshire, honors her grandmother Lady Helen Roll and draws from family ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £15,000

Help the Homeless Limited

Matching programme: Small Capital Grants Programme

Help the Homeless Limited is an independent UK grant-giving charity established in 1975, dedicated to helping single homeless people—often facing ill-...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £5,000

Henry Smith Charity

Matching programme: Career Ready Fund

The Henry Smith Foundation, formerly Henry Smith Charity and one of the UK's oldest independent grant-makers since 1628, channels the legacy of founde...

Grant Range
£500 - £250,000

Hertfordshire Community Foundation

Matching programme: Bowley Fund

Hertfordshire Community Foundation is an independent charity dedicated to channeling local philanthropy into grassroots solutions that alleviate depri...

Grant Range
£240 - £10,000

Hillcote Trust

Matching programme: Hillcote Trust main fund

The Hillcote Trust is a small, family-run grant-making charity established in the 1950s from a family inheritance, dedicated to empowering UK charitie...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Housing Pathways Trust

Matching programme: Francis Courtney Educational Fund

Housing Pathways Trust, a historic almshouse charity rooted in seventeenth-century principles, drives community transformation by enabling those in ne...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Jane Hodge Foundation

Matching programme: General Grants

The Jane Hodge Foundation, established in 1962 by Welsh entrepreneur Sir Julian Hodge in memory of his mother Jane, is a family-governed grantmaker fu...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £20,000

Landaid Charitable Trust Limited

Matching programme: LandAid Young Futures Fund

LandAid Charitable Trust Limited, founded in 1986 as the UK property industry's dedicated charity, unites the sector's financial resources and profess...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £100,000

Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation

Matching programme: Small grants

Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation champions safe and secure housing as the foundation for stability, with a mission to alleviate housing in...

Grant Range
£250 - £100,000

Lincolnshire Community Foundation CIO

Matching programme: Michael Cornish Core Grants Programme

Lincolnshire Community Foundation CIO, established in 2002, is an independent charity dedicated to tackling social inequalities and fostering thriving...

Grant Range
£500 - £10,000

London Catalyst

Matching programme: Main Grants Programme

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 City Airport Community Fund

Matching programme: London City Airport Community Fund

London City Airport Community Fund is a community-driven grantmaker established to advance quality of life in local areas impacted by airport operatio...

Grant Range
£300 - £3,000

London Community Foundation

Matching programme: Lambeth Wellbeing Fund

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 Legal Support Trust

Matching programme: Small Grants

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

Marsh Christian Trust

Matching programme: Grants Programme

The Marsh Charitable Trust (formerly Marsh Christian Trust), established in 1981 by Brian Marsh OBE, is a UK-based funder dedicated to sustaining smal...

Grant Range
£300 - £2,000

Matthews Wrightson Charity Trust

Matching programme: General Grant Programme

The Matthews Wrightson Charity Trust advances social welfare by empowering smaller charities and individuals delivering direct benefits to disadvantag...

Grant Range
Contact funder

Mrs Smith and Mount Trust

Matching programme: The Mount Fund – Small Grants Programme

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

One Community Foundation Limited

Matching programme: Bright Green Community Trust Fund

One Community Foundation Limited is an independent grantmaker founded to empower grassroots organizations and voluntary groups tackling social exclusi...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Oxfordshire Community Foundation

Matching programme: Community Capacity

Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF), established in 1995, is an independent charity dedicated to improving lives and tackling inequality in Oxfords...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £10,000

Philip and Connie Phillips Foundation

Matching programme: Grants

The Philip and Connie Phillips Foundation is an independent UK charitable incorporated organisation established in June 2020 from the wills of Kent re...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

Prince Philip Trust Fund

Matching programme: General Grants

The Prince Philip Trust Fund, established in 1977 by Sir Christopher Aston to honour HRH The Duke of Edinburgh's service during the first 25 years of ...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Quaker Housing Trust Limited

Matching programme: Capital Loans and Grants

Quaker Housing Trust Limited (QHT), established in 1967 by British Quakers, is a national charity dedicated to addressing housing insecurity and homel...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £25,000

Robertson Trust

Matching programme: Small Grants

The Robertson Trust, Scotland's largest independent grant-making trust, was founded in 1961 by sisters Elspeth, Agnes, and Ethel Robertson, who donate...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £50,000

Schroder Charity Trust

Matching programme: Schroder Charity Trust

Schroder Charity Trust is an independent UK grant-making family trust with a mission to empower disadvantaged children, young adults, and vulnerable c...

Grant Range
Up to £5,000

Sir George Martin Trust

Matching programme: Main Grant Programme

The Sir George Martin Trust, an independent charitable foundation established in 1956 by Yorkshire businessman Sir George Martin, focuses on improving...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £3,000

Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation

Matching programme: Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation Grant Programme

Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation champions the right to a safe home and financial independence for those facing hardship, with a mission...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £10,000

South Yorkshire Community Foundation Limited

Matching programme: South Yorkshire Green Social Prescribing Grants Programme

South Yorkshire Community Foundation Limited (SYCF), established in 1986, is an independent charitable funder and the region's largest grant maker, di...

Grant Range
£500 - £5,000

Sovereign Housing Association Limited

Matching programme: Thriving Communities Fund – Skills and Learning grant

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

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions about Homelessness & Housing Grants

What grants are available for homelessness & housing charities in the UK?

There are 240+ UK funders offering grants for homelessness & housing charities. These range from small community grants under £5,000 to large multi-year funding programmes exceeding £100,000. Use Fundermatcher to find the best match for your organisation.

How much funding can homelessness & housing organisations get?

Grant amounts for homelessness & housing charities vary widely depending on the funder and project. Typical grants range from £1,000 to over £100,000. Many funders offer multi-year funding for established organisations with a strong track record.

How do I apply for homelessness & housing grants?

Start by identifying funders whose priorities align with your homelessness & housing work. Fundermatcher matches your charity's profile against 240+ funders to find the best fit. Our AI assistant can then help you draft compelling grant applications.

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