Housing the Homeless Central Fund

Housing the Homeless Central Fund, a UK-registered charity established on 4 March 1964, exists to prevent and relieve poverty by funding accredited social work agencies to provide housing and essential amenities for homeless individuals of limited means, with a strong emphasis on families with children or those expecting babies. Rooted in addressing acute housing insecurity and personal crises, its mission prioritizes urgent interventions for those in demonstrable hardship, guided by values of professional oversight, safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries, and maximizing impact through targeted support rather than broad community efforts.

The fund supports homelessness prevention, family welfare, and crisis recovery, backing agencies that assist people threatened with eviction or loss of services, impoverished families caring for children, and individuals rebuilding after setbacks. Grants enable emergency measures like securing accommodation or vital services, focusing on vulnerable children, housing-linked poverty, and last-resort aid with prospects for positive change, delivered via professional assessments.

Exclusively for accredited social work agencies across England, Wales, and Scotland—no geographic restrictions or income thresholds, though preferring established medium-to-large organizations—unsolicited applications from individuals, the public, or non-accredited bodies are strictly excluded. Typical grants range from £250 to £1,000 per case on a rolling basis, reviewed quarterly by trustees (with urgent cases expedited); referrals come directly from agency partners without forms or fixed deadlines. Distinctively, it channels modest, one-off funds through trusted professionals for precise, high-impact interventions, eschewing general core costs or open-access funding.