Grant News
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust is offering £5,000 grants through Round 2 of its 2026 programme for charities working with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The trust is a UK grant-maker that supports charitable projects focused on groups it considers to be most in need.
This round is aimed at organisations delivering life skills support, with examples including food education, healthy living and budgeting. Priority will be given to projects supporting people leaving the armed forces, prison or care. Funding is intended for project activity rather than unrestricted organisational spending, and staff salaries will only be considered where staff are specifically employed for the project.
Applications are open to UK-registered charities and exempt charities based in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. Community interest companies and other non-profit organisations are not eligible, and the trust will consider only one application per charity.
To apply for Round 2, charities must have a minimum operating income of £1 million and minimum operating expenditure of £1 million, with no upper limit stated. The closing date for applications is 30 April 2026.
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