The National Lottery has launched the Cost of Living Fund; distributing money to support VCSE organisations helping people and communities under severe pressure because of the increased cost of living.
The fund is part of the £100M for charities announced in the Spring Budget. It will be administered by the National Lottery Community Fund. Find out more about the background to the fund here.
You can apply for between £10,000 and £75,000. To apply your organisation must already run critical services around at least one of the following:
- food and emergency supplies – like food and baby banks or the provision of hot meals, clothes or toiletries
- emergency shelter – like night shelters or other accommodation for people experiencing homelessness
- safe spaces – like domestic abuse services and youth services • warmth – like warm rooms and spaces
- financial and housing advice – like giving people advice because of the increased cost of living.
You can get funding to pay for:
- costs of delivering, expanding or adapting your existing critical service(s) from the date you are funded until 31 March 2024. The date you are funded will be around 12 weeks from the time you submitted your application.
- retrospective costs of running the existing critical service(s) you’re applying for between 24 July 2023 and the date you are funded.
Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 16 October 2023