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%
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Homelessness & Housing Funders
80 of 240 match your filtersChecked against verified programme data for 89 of 240 funders. 151 not yet verified are listed below; 9 that don't fit were excluded.
29th May 1961 Charity
Matching programme: General Grant Programme
The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust, founded on 29 May 1961 by Miss Helen M. Martin from Kenilworth, Warwickshire, is an independent generalist grantma...
Access to Justice Foundation
Matching programme: Improving Lives Through Advice 2026
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...
Adrian Swire Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Adrian Swire Charitable Trust (part of Swire Family Trusts)
The Adrian Swire Charitable Trust embodies a family-rooted philanthropic legacy dedicated to advancing charitable purposes across health, education, a...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Big Give Trust
Matching programme: Arts for Impact
Big Give Trust pioneers innovative match funding to multiply charitable impact, strengthen organizational resilience, and cultivate collaborative phil...
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, ...
Burden Trust
Matching programme: Burden Trust grants
The Burden Trust is a historic Bristol-based grant-making charity founded in the early 20th century by Reverend Harold Nelson Burden, whose philanthro...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
City Bridge Foundation
Matching programme: Access to Justice Programme 2025/6 Round One
City Bridge Foundation, London’s largest independent charitable funder and historic owner of five iconic Thames bridges (Tower, London, Southwark, Mil...
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...
Community Foundation for Calderdale
Matching programme: Calderdale Resilience Fund
The Community Foundation for Calderdale (CFFC), established in 1991, is a not-for-profit community foundation dedicated to reducing inequalities and c...
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 ...
Denman Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Denman Charitable Trust
The Denman Charitable Trust embodies family stewardship and community service, empowering small local charities to deliver tangible relief in deprived...
Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust
Matching programme: General 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...
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 ...
Edward Holt Trust
Matching programme: Main Grant Programme
The Edward Holt Trust advances dignity, wellbeing, and strategic relief for older people facing poverty and individuals enduring homelessness or acute...
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...
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 ...
Garfield Weston Foundation
Matching programme: Major Grant
The Garfield Weston Foundation, family-founded in 1958, drives its mission to strengthen society through enduring philanthropic support for charities ...
Greater London Authority
Matching programme: UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Supporting Local Business
The Greater London Authority (GLA), established by the Greater London Authority Act 1999 and operational since July 2000, serves as London's strategic...
Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity CIO
Matching programme: Emergency Response stream
Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity CIO is an independent, politically neutral charity established in 2019 and formally registered in 2022, with Mayor ...
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...
Hampstead Wells and Campden Trust
Matching programme: Advice and Advocacy Fund
The Hampstead Wells and Campden Trust is a historic grantmaker rooted in longstanding community charities, dedicated to alleviating poverty, relieving...
Hampton Fuel Allotment
Matching programme: Community Grants
Hampton Fund, established in 1811 by Act of Parliament as Hampton Fuel Allotment Charity, upholds a mission to alleviate poverty and hardship in its l...
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 ...
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-...
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...
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...
Highway One Trust
Matching programme: Highway One Trust Grants
Highway One Trust is an independent UK grant-making charitable trust established in 2016, inspired by Australia's Highway One to support organizations...
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...
Homeless Link
Matching programme: Homelessness Winter Transformation Fund
Homeless Link, established in 2000 as the national membership charity for frontline homelessness organisations in England (charity no. 1089173), unite...
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...
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...
Kristina Martin Charitable Trust
Matching programme: Annual Grant Round
The Kristina Martin Charitable Trust champions mental well-being and tackles pressing mental health challenges through compassionate, hope-driven phil...
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...
Lee Charity of William Hatcliffe
Matching programme: Charities Grant Programme
The Lee Charity of William Hatcliffe, a long-established endowed charity rooted in 17th-century local stewardship, upholds a mission of relieving pove...
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...
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...
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales
Matching programme: Good Place to Live: New Beginnings Fund
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales, an independent charitable foundation established in 1985 and funded by Lloyds Banking Group, drives system...
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...
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...
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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.
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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?
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