Grants up to £5,000 are available to support capital projects, such as refurbishment costs and furniture. Help the Homeless is a small grant-making organisation with limited funding available to charities across the UK.
Applicant organisations must be registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, or with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. Small and medium-sized registered charities with an annual turnover below £500,000 and who are working wholly or mostly with homeless people may apply for funding.
Funding is targeted at projects to find practical ways to help disadvantaged individuals return to the community through training or residential facility provision, rather than merely providing short term shelter.
The reasons for being homeless vary enormously, but may include ill-health, those who are discharged offenders, addictions, family breakdown or other adverse circumstances. Homelessness is not just about the people that the public sees and thinks about – principally “rough sleepers” living on the streets – but a whole range of people who lack a stable home.