Financial Fairness Fund

The Financial Fairness Fund provides grants of between £10,000 and £200,000 over 1-3 years to a wide range of UK charitable organisations for strategic work, including policy work, campaigning and research, which has the potential to improve financial wellbeing on a regional or national scale. Funding is available for a range of strategic work that will benefit more than individuals and has the potential to benefit large numbers of people within the UK. This work must aim to create a step change in policy, practice, attitudes and/or behaviour. The programme aims to address specific inequalities, differences and vulnerabilities, particularly improving the lives of those living on low-to-middle incomes in the UK who are struggling to make ends meet, and who are cycling in and out of hardship. A priority is work focused on younger generations and people who are vulnerable financially due to their personal circumstances, including disability, health problems, or problematic situations such as redundancy, bereavement or divorce. The fund focuses on addressing root causes rather than supporting individual beneficiaries as a more sustainable approach to improving financial wellbeing. Most awards range between £50,000 to £120,000 in total, spread over 1, 2 or 3 years, and sometimes for shorter periods such as six months. The Trust expects to fund 15-20 projects across the UK each year through application windows in January and June. Funding is normally awarded for a specific project and sometimes for on-going costs, including staff salaries and overheads.