Call for New Ideas is Commonweal Housing's invitation to not-for-profits across the UK to go to them with new and imaginative ideas for housing and support models that seek to address a specific social injustice.
Up-to three applicants will receive between £5,000-£10,000 in grant funding. This money is to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate your model. The aim is for Commonweal Housing to work in partnership with you to bring your models to life, starting with your idea, and finishing with a housing and support pilot project running over 5-10 years.
For this round, Commonweal Housing is looking for ideas that tackle injustice faced by vulnerable migrants, those in the asylum system and survivors of trafficking. They are especially interested in ideas for housing projects that seek to:
- Address transition points between and within systems that drive housing insecurity (such as asylum to refugee status, the NRM lifecycle, unaccompanied minors to adulthood, family reunification, etc.)
- Support survivors of trafficking, both non-UK and UK nationals.
- Demonstrate possible long term cost savings benefits for the government through focusing on community integration or employability support, as examples.
Applications are being accepted until 5pm, Monday 4 November 2024.
For more information, please visit: www.commonwealhousing.org.uk/partner-with-us/call-for-new-ideas1