Application deadline: 11 November 2026
The Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation offers grants to UK registered charities for community-based projects that are working to provide safe and secure housing.
Small Grants are normally awarded for capital items to charities across the United Kingdom. Applicants do not need to have an account with the Society to apply for a grant.
Since July 2022, the Foundation’s grants have focussed on supporting those in need of a safe and secure home. Project proposals must meet one or more of the following criteria themes:
o Financial stress.
o Security and refuge.
o Quality and suitability of housing, and/or
o Health and wellbeing support for those experiencing homelessness.
The Foundation welcomes applications from those who take a Housing First and/or relationship-based approach. Applications should show evidence of:
o Strength-based practice.
o Trauma-informed care, and
o Psychologically-informed environments.
The following grants are available:
Small Grants up to £2,500 for registered charities across the UK with an annual turnover of under £500,000.
Charities which have benefited include those working in the following areas:
- Support for the homeless.
- Centres offering facilities for the local community with emphasis on the young and elderly.
- Skills training for young people with special needs.
- Provision of transport for the physically disabled.
- Practical equipment for the terminally ill, and
- Recreational and educational opportunities for children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Further information, guidance and an online application form is available on the Foundation’s website https://www.leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk/your-society/about-us/foundation/
