Funder plus approach in social housing

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Grant funding is important, but on its own it’s rarely enough. At Longleigh Foundation, we take a funder plus approach in social housing, working closely with tenants and delivery partners to make sure support is practical, flexible, and shaped by real-life experience.

New Individual Grants criteria now live

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More flexibility, choice and clarity We’ve launched our updated criteria for Individual Grants that is shaped by what our customers told us they need. What’s changed and why? Our refreshed criteria are clearer, more flexible, and offer more dignity and choice. This comes directly from what we heard during our consultation with 73 grant applicants […]