The Cost of Living Resilience Fund supports social sector organisations in areas of deprivation providing services to support people struggling with the rising cost of living. The fund aims to increase sustainability in these organisations by supporting them to deliver projects which build organisational stability and resilience to deliver. The below is a summary of the key criteria.
To be eligible to apply for match funding your organisation must:
Be one of the following types of organisations: Charitable Incorporated Organisation, Community Benefit Society, Community Interest Company Limited by Guarantee, Community Interest Company, Co-operative Society.
Bring in over 33% of its income through trading activities.
Be based in and support communities in areas of deprivation in England, as measured using the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).
Provide services supporting people with the cost of living.
The types of services being delivered may include (but are not limited to):
Provision of advice, in particular debt and financial advice.
Provision of warm spaces over winter, linked to the provision of wider advice & support services.
Provision of no or low cost food, through food banks or food delivery boxes.
Support with housing needs whether that be through advice to those made homeless, provision of low/no cost home furnishings or provision of housing itself.
Access to transport to enable people to access shops or facilities and employment.
Please read the full Eligibility Criteria before applying.
Projects will be required to agree to the Terms and Conditions.
