Watch our ‘Beyond Grant Funding’ webinar

How funding is designed shapes how support is experienced. In this webinar, we share reflections from our work at Longleigh Foundation and how we are thinking about our role as a funder as we develop our 2025 to 2028 strategy.

Freedom to travel safely for M and his family

A day out used to be out of reach For M and his family, a day out used to take weeks of planning and still often ended early. M is a young child living with pituitary dysgenesis and septo-optic dysplasia. His conditions mean he needs daily injections to stay well, and his medication must be […]

Cash-first payments for heating and eating grants

From 1st of January 2026, Longleigh will pilot a cash-first approach for our Heating and Eating Grants. For six months, we will pay grants as direct cash payments into grantees’ bank accounts, either by bank transfer or through Charis Pay. This approach gives grantees flexibility and choice to decide how to use the money for their individual […]

Our Annual Report and Financial Statements 2024/25 now live

At the heart of our work is a simple belief: everyone living in social housing should have the opportunity to thrive, on their own terms. Over the past year, we provided timely financial support, wellbeing services and research funding so that residents manage crises, improve mental health, and make their house a home. Key highlights […]

Season’s greetings and 2025 highlights from Longleigh Foundation

Season’s greetings to you all. With the end of the year almost upon us, we have taken some time to reflect on a busy and successful 2025 at Longleigh. This year has been shaped by strong partnerships, sector influence and continued support for the work we deliver for social housing residents. Our 2025 highlights: Thank […]

“This has felt life changing” John’s story

At a glance: Receiving emotional wellbeing support When John* needed emotional wellbeing support, he was referred to our Circles of Support partner, KPG, he spoke about feeling low and overwhelmed. Life after lockdown had been hard and becoming a full-time carer for a family member meant he’d lost a lot of the freedom he once had. […]

Introducing our 2025–2028 Strategy

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A foundation for purposeful impact We believe everyone living in social housing should have the opportunity to thrive, on their own terms. Our new three-year strategy sets out how we will work towards that vision. We’re building on the progress we’ve made and exploring new ways to create meaningful, lasting change. Looking back: Progress and […]

Shaping a more dignified future for social housing

Aileen Edmunds presenting social housing research at Homes UK

Shaping the sector through research and honest conversations November has been a month of listening, learning and contributing to important sector discussions. Our research continues to generate conversations about what dignity, trust and decency should look like in social housing. We also had the chance to share our thinking at two key events.   Speaking […]

How Mr Dan made life manageable again

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At 76, Mr Dan never imagined he would be facing financial hardship alone. But rising costs, long-term debt and a small pension meant he often had to choose between food or keeping the lights on. He told us he had been managing on very little for a long time and had reached a point where […]