- Up to £8m of funding from the Office for Veterans’ Affairs is
now available to tackle veterans’ homelessness head on.
- Organisations are able to bid for up to £1.5 million, over 2
years, to provide wraparound support services for issues such as
mental health.
- Funding will address the complex issues faced by some
homeless veterans while making sure they have access to
accommodation.
The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (the Trust) is delighted to
announce the launch of the Reducing Veteran Homelessness
Programme, which will award major grants to help veterans
experiencing homelessness.
Under this new programme, the Trust will award grants on behalf
of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) to projects that will
provide specialist care in veterans’ accommodation.
The funding being announced today is expected to provide services
for over 900 supported housing places across the UK, supporting
veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Organisations are able to bid for up to £1.5 million, over 2
years, to fund wraparound support for issues such as mental
health and employment.
By providing specialised support services, we can help address
the complex issues faced by some veterans while making sure they
have access to accommodation, and give them a greater chance of
leading a stable, healthy life so that they don’t return to being
homeless in future.
Who’s it for?
The Trust is encouraging charities, housing associations and
registered social housing providers to apply for a 2-year grant.
We will award a small number of significant grants under this
programme. To be successful in your application, you’ll need to
be able to clearly demonstrate:
- that you have considerable experience in providing support to
veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
- that your project is adaptable to the needs of veterans,
including veterans with high, medium and low-level support needs
- that your project will deliver sustainable outcomes for the
veterans accessing them, so that they don’t return to being
homeless in future.
It is also vital that projects are collaborative - working with
others to meet the needs of veterans. Finally, you will need to
show how you would work with Op FORTITUDE - the Government’s new
central referral pathway for homeless veterans and veterans at
risk of homelessness.
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, , said:
No one, not least those who have served this country, should be
homeless. That’s why we’re providing up to £8m to fund tailored
support for our veterans in hundreds of housing places across the
country.
Only by helping to address the complex issues faced by some
veterans, can we end veterans’ homelessness.
Find out more
This exciting new programme is now accepting applications. The
deadline to apply is 5pm on 22 May 2023.
Full details and useful resources to support your application are
available on the Trust’s website: www.coveantfund.org.uk
