St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity is committed to preventing homelessness and helping people secure a safe home. We offer fast emergency grants to help people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

These crisis grants help people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness access safe accommodation. The funding reaches them at speed, through frontline workers who apply for emergency grants on behalf of the people they are supporting. The money helps people into safety by contributing to costs such as rent deposits, moving costs or ID applications.

Only frontline support workers can apply for a grant on behalf of individuals that they are supporting, we do not accept applications from members of the public or volunteers, only from paid frontline workers.

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Gary’s mental health suffered after he faced the loss of his younger brother five years ago. This led to...

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Emergency Grants Stories

  • John

    After his mental health declined, John lost his job and home and spent the next decade on the streets. Thanks to Hope into Action’s support and a VRF grant, he’s now thriving in his own home, debt-free, and enjoying life again.

  • Jo

    In summer 2019, Jo was running a successful burger van after a career change and was settled and happy renting a house near her two daughters. She had event bookings in the diary for over a year running up to October 2020, catering for various weekend events from birthdays to ploughing competitions. “I was rebuilding…

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    Ian

    “It was a very bad time, because we were good friends. He was more like a Dad, as well as a landlord. He’d helped me out with some bad times in my life, and I’d helped him out with some bad times in his.”  On top of dealing with the immense grief of Fred’s passing,…

What we fund

What we fund

Whilst these are cash grants, they are only given when funding specific things that we require evidence for. They are issued quickly and efficiently via experienced support workers.

We can provide grants of up to £500 to help people access accommodation, for example rent deposits, rent in advance, ID fees or temporary accommodation costs.

Are you a support worker, looking to apply for a grant on behalf of someone you support?

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Ian's Story

Emergency Grants 2024-25

5,496

applications made this year

2,006,412

awarded this year

7,660

people benefiting from a grant

  • Personal Grants

    St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity is testing direct cash grants that give people experiencing homelessness the freedom to choose what they need to rebuild their lives.

  • The Frontline Fund

    The Frontline Fund supports organisations across the UK that provide vital services, helping people experiencing homelessness access housing, healthcare, and mental health support.

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    Mental Health Fund

    The Mental Health Fund supports projects that provide tailored mental health assistance for people experiencing homelessness.

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