Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund
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- Typical grants
- £1,000 – £10,000
- Applications
- Not accepted
- Decisions
- Rolling (no fixed deadline)
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met.police.ukAbout Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund
The Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund is a longstanding charity dedicated to financial and welfare support for serving, former, and retired Metropolitan Police officers in Greater London, along with their widows, widowers, orphans, and dependants. Rooted in merged historical police benevolent funds, it embodies values of compassion, solidarity, and responsible stewardship. Funded primarily through voluntary contributions from serving officers, the Trust prioritises needs-led grants and interest-free loans for financial relief due to illness, injury, bereavement, or emergencies. It also facilitates access to a police rehabilitation centre and allocates support to the Metropolitan and City Police Orphans Fund for ongoing aid to children of deceased or incapacitated officers. Additional discretionary grants support welfare needs such as mobility aids, home adaptations, or convalescence. The Fund focuses exclusively on its defined policing community.
What Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund funds
The Fund supports causes directly affecting the welfare of the Metropolitan Police community in Greater London. This includes financial relief for hardship, sickness, injury, bereavement, and emergencies through grants and interest-free loans. It also provides access to a police rehabilitation centre for recovery and makes annual allocations to the Metropolitan and City Police Orphans Fund, which supports children of deceased or incapacitated officers with ongoing aid such as educational support and welfare. Discretionary grants cover welfare needs like mobility aids, home adaptations, and convalescence. All support is geographically limited to the Greater London area, reflecting the Fund's focus on the Metropolitan Police force.
Who can apply
Eligibility is strictly limited to contributing members of the Metropolitan Police community in Greater London. This includes serving, former, and retired Metropolitan Police officers, as well as their widows, widowers, orphans, and dependants. Only those who are current contributing members of the Fund through payroll subscription are eligible. The Fund does not accept unsolicited applications from organisations or the general public. Support is directed exclusively to individuals within this defined policing cohort.
What Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund doesn't fund
The Fund does not support general charities, projects, core costs, or activities outside Greater London. It does not accept unsolicited applications from organisations or the public. Funding is exclusively for the defined Metropolitan Police community in Greater London, so requests from individuals or groups outside this cohort are not considered.
How they like to fund
The Fund provides needs-led grants and interest-free loans. It also offers discretionary grants for specific welfare needs. It does not accept unsolicited applications and partners with the Metropolitan and City Police Orphans Fund and a police rehabilitation centre to extend support.
How much does Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund give?
Typical published range. What your charity could realistically get — and whether you would clear their rules on income, location and legal structure — is the free fit check.
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How to apply to Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund
Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation.
- A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.
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- Decisions are typically rolling (no fixed deadline).
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Frequently asked questions
How much funding does Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund provide?
Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund typically provides grants of £1,000 - £10,000.
Where does Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund fund charities?
Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund funds charities operating in the UK.
Does Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund accept unsolicited applications?
Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund does not accept unsolicited applications.
How do I apply for funding from Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund?
Metropolitan Police Benevolent Fund does not accept unsolicited applications. Funding is by invitation. A fit check still tells you whether your work aligns with their published remit.
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