Good Place to Live: New Beginnings Fund

The Good Place to Live programme is the first programme under Lloyds Bank Foundation's new strategy which aims to ensure everyone in England and Wales is in a good place.

The New Beginnings Fund is investing £8 million in homelessness prevention. This fund will work with community organisations that are supporting people at key turning points in their lives when the risk of homelessness is highest including people leaving the prison system, domestic abuse survivors, young adults leaving care and individuals leaving the asylum system on securing leave to remain in the UK. By providing the right support at the right time, organisations can help prevent homelessness before it happens and reduce the need for crisis intervention.

The Foundation are funding work that supports people who are leaving:

• prison
• the care system
• an abusive relationship
• the asylum system on securing the right to remain

The Foundation will work with charities, CIOs, and CICs whose main purpose is to support people through one of these turning points. Beyond housing, this support could take many forms, such as immigration, welfare, or health advice. Any immediate support will lead to longer term in-depth support, enabling people to navigate this change and have more control, connections, opportunities and wellbeing in their lives.

Successful organisations will receive an unrestricted grant of up to £200,000 over four years, alongside tailored development support, practical tools and valuable connections. Because the funding is unrestricted, you can use it in the ways that best support your organisation's mission and goals. This gives you the flexibility to invest where it is needed most and respond to the opportunities and challenges you face as you work towards preventing homelessness.