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The Campden Charities Trustee

The Campden Charities Grants for Kensington Residents

Grants and one-to-one support for low-income residents of the old Parish of Kensington, mainly to help people into training, education and better-paid work. Support is a tailored package rather than a one-off grant: scholarships and course fees, laptops, childcare, Oyster cards, interview clothes, work tools and help for people not yet ready to work. You must have lived in the area for two years, rent your home and be on benefits or a low wage. Grants Officers visit every household.

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You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Moderate
full application with documents

Who can apply

  • Individuals and families who have lived in the Campden Charities' area of benefit, the old Parish of Kensington (part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea), for at least two years; who are British, have Settled Status or Leave to Remain; who rent their home and are not homeowners; and who have a low income from benefits or a low salary
  • Meeting these criteria does not guarantee a grant
  • Organisations cannot apply for themselves but can refer clients

What it funds

  • Students and learners: scholarships for under-24s at sixth form or college (up to £1,870, can buy a laptop) and for university students (up to £3,000)
  • Accommodation grants of up to £4,000 if living independently (or, for university students, studying outside London)
  • Help hiring a private tutor, and support during unpaid work experience
  • Apprentices: a possible grant to top up the apprentice wage
  • Adult learners: vocational course fees, travel to college, course materials and tools, a laptop, childcare during vocational courses, and a contribution to living costs if full-time study means losing means-tested benefits
  • Job seekers: cash grants for interview clothing, mock interviews, CV help and contributions to course fees
  • Employed: childcare costs, Oyster cards for travel to work, course fees for upskilling, and work essentials such as tools, DBS fees, licence renewals and uniforms
  • Not yet work ready: gym membership, a cash incentive for new volunteers (at least two days a week), and the cost of activities and workshops

each package is tailored, and people can receive more than one kind of support.

What it will not fund

  • Driving lessons
  • Homeowners
  • People living outside the old Parish of Kensington

How to apply

  1. Check you meet the four core criteria (residency, immigration status, rented housing, low income)
  2. Apply one of three ways: call the grants line on 07949 345 449 for an initial phone assessment; fill in the webform on the 'Apply for support' page, after which the team will call you within two working days; or be referred by an organisation using the referral form
  3. A Grants Officer visits you at home to understand your needs and agree a tailored package

if you have not heard back within five working days, call 0207 243 0551.

organisations returning the referral form send it to grants@campdencharities.org.uk.

Have ready

  • Note: the application form lists the documents needed at its end; evidence of costs (e.g. course fees, equipment for training) is requested at the home visit
  • The referral form asks for addresses for the last two years, immigration status, household income, savings and debts

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