Eight grassroots organisations have been funded through our Access to Accommodation fund to create new housing solutions for people experiencing homelessness.
We are committed to ensuring everyone has a safe place to call home and the support they need to keep it. One of the ways we work to achieve this goal is by listening to those who work on the frontline of homelessness. Consistently, organisations and frontline workers tell us that there are insufficient housing options for people experiencing homelessness. This remains a huge challenge across the UK.
In our 2025 Frontline Worker Survey, 83% of frontline workers said that they found it difficult to access housing that meets the needs of the people they support, with over half (55%) telling us that this situation has worsened in the last year.
In response to these findings, we created the Access to Accommodation Fund. Through conversations with charities, frontline workers and people with lived experience of homelessness, we repeatedly heard the same message: organisations are working hard to develop practical housing solutions, but often lack the resources needed to unlock them.
Through this new programme, we have dedicated over £620,000 to support smaller, community-based charities that are developing new ways to either create or unlock accommodation in their local area. Each has seen a significant demand in their services and as a result have been struggling to access accommodation for those they are working with. By providing flexible funding and working alongside organisations to gather insights and learnings, the fund aims not only to deliver immediate housing but also to help identify solutions that could be replicated more widely across the sector.
We are pleased to announce the first cohort of eight projects supported via the Access to Accommodation Fund, each offering a different approach to creating safe, stable housing for people experiencing homelessness. Find out more about the individual projects and the impact we hope to achieve below.