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Help the Homeless

Help the Homeless Grants

Help the Homeless, a grant-giving trust founded in 1975, gives capital grants of up to £5,000 to small registered charities across the UK that work wholly or mostly with homeless people. It favours small, grassroots charities with turnover under £500,000. Applications are made through a short online form, with quarterly deadlines (20 March, 20 June, 20 September and 20 December).

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £5,000
Deadline
63 days left
20 December
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Charities registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, or registered Scottish charities, with annual turnover under £500,000, working wholly or mostly with homeless people
  • There must be at least two years between a decision on a previous application and a new application

What it funds

  • Capital projects for charities working with homeless people, for example kitchen refurbishments, upgrades to move-on accommodation and furniture for a learning centre cafe (examples from recent grants)
  • Single grants only - multi-year requests are not accepted

What it will not fund

  • Running or core costs
  • Salaries
  • Computers and IT equipment
  • Individuals
  • Multi-year requests
  • Charities not working wholly or mostly with homeless people (e.g. general community work or food banks)
  • Charities with annual turnover of £500,000 or more
  • Organisations that received a decision on an application less than two years ago

How to apply

  1. Check eligibility on the Applying for Funding page
  2. Complete the online application form (charity details, services to homeless people, capital project description and justification, total budget, amount requested, funding breakdown and other funding sought; most answers up to 200 words)
  3. Submit by 5pm on the next quarterly deadline (20 March, 20 June, 20 September or 20 December)
  4. Decisions are made within eight weeks of the deadline

Applications by post or email are no longer accepted, and the trust does not take telephone enquiries; use the website contact form for questions.

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