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SUMMARY OF MONITORING REPORTS 2014/15

GRANTS DISTRIBUTION & LONDON POVERTY PROFILE 2015

LONDON CATALYST SPECIAL INTEREST GRANTS MONITORING 2014/15

ORGANISATION, PROJECT, BOROUGH AMOUNT ACHIEVED LESSONS LC AIMS

Faiths Together in Lambeth - Health and Belief 2013 - Lambeth

£ 3,500 Member organisations from different faiths participated in course at 4 centres 7 sessions and 2 community events.90 people took part in courses targeted at young people, women, and faith communities. Cross faith participation in community event.

Some difficulties with coordinating work with differing faith groups and traditions. Some course numbers were small (5).Good interim report

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Quaggy Development Trust - Early intervention service for maternal and early infant mental health: - Greenwich

£ 7,500 Established activity; planning meetings with parent’s forums; CAMHS pathway agreed. Delay in the project; secured 3 year funding on basis of the pilot.

Delayed start but excellent outcome of future funding and setting up the correct service structure.

Improve health & well-being (3)

Havering Citizens Advice Bureau - Salary of CEO to set up training academy, run community & partners training, establish advice network

£ 8,000 Obtained Big Lottery £339k for Access to Advice; Developed Active Living 50+ volunteer project; New Financial Literacy prog; New funds for NEETS employability; Trained 58 volunteers, 105 staff from local groups and c300 residents

Increased income, sustain and expand services. Enable other groups to reach 1042 people. Training Academy not fully established but has developed training course. Excellent outcomes

Access to services (3)

Island House Community Centre - Community Parenting project - Tower hamlets

£ 4,000 20 community parents trained, 7 reached level 3 training award. Received 195 referrals, 48 families matched; expanded team; cover quarter of the borough; work closely with GPs and midwives; 50+ mums in regular exercise group. Excellent report and data

Extending into 2 new areas of TH. Funding secured from CCG


Enfield Citizens Advice Bureau Services - Project to provide advice via home visits and pre-hospital discharge to vulnerable people

£ 8,500 Exceeded targets worked with 117 people most 65+, frail and chronic health conditions. Raised £103k in benefits for clients. Continuation grant for second year. Some signposting but mostly intense case work including sexual abuse disclosure. GPs less engaged.

LA deferred commission to 2016. Desperate poverty revealed poor housing one case conducted in a garage with a bed.

Remove from poverty (5)

Healthy Living Club - To develop HLC model and extend its activities to inc: Art & Craft; new volunteers; investigate new venue - Lambeth/Southwark

£ 4,500 New Art, craft and poetry reading for dementia community; 8 in art sessions; introduced clinical supervision for workshop staff; one volunteer recruited; Website and Social Media updated; second venue opened 12/14; Linked to PG Time Bank. Good report.

Evaluation by Goldsmiths Univ. SCIE featured HLC. Volunteers move on to employment. Despite growing interest from the sector LA not providing support. Lack of core funding biggest hurdle. Difficult building relationships with care home staff to act as facilitators


Mind in Camden - Peer Support groups in HMP Wormwood Scrubs and Brixton to provide support to those distressed by voices and visions

£ 5,000 Maintain 5 groups. Launching 3 further groups in secure units and HMP. Brixton Staff trained. Approached by Rampton for assistance. 7 groups in HMP; 167 people supported; 85 staff trained with 90% positive feedback and 50 as group facilitators.

Staff report more confident working with client group. Support to distressed prisoners has proved valuable in reducing violence, isolation and vulnerability. Excellent outcome and narrative. Other funds received.


Share Community - Share Catering: SE/work training for people with LD - Wandsworth

£ 5,000 6 trainees to date with high support needs; all into social enterprise; all achieved level 1 FH; Generated c£5k income through events catering

Expect 10 trainees to complete. Recruitment slow as many worry about transition from support org; good feedback from social enterprise.

Improve health & wellbeing (4)

Lambeth and Southwark Mind - Consultant to assist development of strategic plan for the organisation

£ 2,500 Series of consultations with service users, partner agencies and commissioners. Completed development plan. Information and Peer Support priorities; Staff competencies; Funding. Away day for staff and users. Model of co-production now incorporated into DP

Director left in Jan. Interim co-directors now managing. Consultant and process valued and recommended by LSM. Challenge now is to implement strategy. Refund of £500 not spent received 11/11/2014

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Bridge Renewal Trust - Foot care + service: train volunteers for outreach; social activity and access to GP - Haringey

£ 4,000 12 volunteers one to one and outreach champions; 3 develop skills for IT, dementia and foot massage; Reach 273 people 164 clients in sheltered housing. 82% started new regular activity; 50% increase in foot care clients; 10 referral points with GPs

District Nurse on steering group helped as trusted. Many profs busy, help to rotate venues. Scheme manager changes have more client reps. Excellent report and recommendations


FareShare - Reduction of food poverty by expansion coverage of services across London

£ 3,000 210 charities supplied with surplus food and estimated 17,399 people helped each week. Area satellites established in north east London areas and plan to roll this out further.

Keeping food fresh and cool and transporting is key target for future


Sutton Mencap - Support for Zest healthy eating and dance workshops

£ 4,000 18 attendees at interactive sessions and 14 at dance. Total of 88 adults targeted. Rarely engaged before attendance but now connections made and healthier choices made.

Project has highlighted the benefits of healthy eating and diet and changes now seen in people with learning difficulties.


TB Alert - Truth about TB awareness and community partnership programme - Redbridge/Ealing

£ 5,000 Outreach across 3 boroughs- Redbridge, Ealing, Newham engaged 4,283 people with 100 trained in TB awareness. Increased influence of local groups. PH Redbridge commissioned health buddies programme

Message effectively delivered 78% trained could ID 3 or more TB symptoms. Good report and detail


Age UK Waltham Forest - Develop new North Hub site for provision of services and activities for older people

£ 4,260 Move to Hub completed; advice & info services provided; programme of open days; taster sessions; new referral pathways; 5,700 older people assisted Garden area complete, parking improved, disabled ramp/access added.

Continue discussion with Children's Centre collaboration; plans to extend Hub opening to weekends


The Nehemiah Project - Volunteer Co-ordinator to work with vulnerable men when they first come out of prison - London wide

£ 3,000 Recruited 25 volunteers; worked with 27 residents 13 positive over on; 67% residents remain abstinent; av length of stay 44 months; only 2 out of 27 returned to prison

Volunteer dropout rate; training vital for volunteers. Detailed report with case studies


Integrated Neurological Services - rehabilitation service for people with advanced neurological conditions - Hounslow

£ 4,000 39 people assisted with tailored therapy and emotional support to maintain independence and mobility; social activities included; all have advance conditions including MS, dementia, Parkinson's; carers assisted and reduced anxiety

3 participants stopped coming due to deterioration, 3 died, 2 withdrew; SLT/OT maintains cognitive function; 85% report satisfied; Commissioning not now likely due to LA £ issues.


Street Talk - Art therapy sessions targeting women with A/DA involved in street sex work - Lambeth

£ 2,940 Weekly art workshop at hostel aimed to break into cycle of drugs/prostitution/chaotic lives. Many women participated for the first time. Hostel staff took part. 15 volunteers supported 7 former sex workers. 44 women took part. Powerful case study

Helped isolated women engage. Exhibition at Ritzy cinema. Excellent report and detailed testimonies


Aston Mansfield - Development Officer to establish a social supermarket and associated services - Newham

£ 8,000 Shop not yet established; talks proceed with LB Newham; Mayor on Board; New target date of July. Regular visits to Norwood Shop; develop members and potential staff for Newham; set up pathway for members to access other services four partners.

Delay in finding property; suggested venues unsuitable; raised awareness by networking; tested roles, forged new alliances, work with national and local bodies. Local connectors vital. Agree to extend set up time


Ability Bow - Join In programme to enable people with LTC and disabilities to improve health and independence - Tower Hamlets

£ 4,000 30 people with LTC involved; increased independent and self-confidence, all et goals; 1-2-1 community based exercise sessions; life coaching. Volunteer gym mentor helped 7 people. case studies provided

Instructors had to work flexibly; risk assess required for outdoor sessions; some ext. venues unsuitable to PD; 81% reported increased physical activity; 58% made fewer GP visits; 18% less medication prescribed; 100% improved mood


The Trussell Trust - London Development Worker - to grow/support at least one foodbank in each London borough - London

£ 15,000 Grant helped secure future funding for the post and for London food banks. Est. £175k; utilised corporate volunteers; only 2 boroughs in London not with TT food bank; more client access points and reduced travel. Launched More than Food advisory services

built resource for London; recruiting for p/t post difficult but having an identified area has helped expansion


Wheels for Wellbeing - pilot partnership with SLAM NHS Trust to increase volunteering opportunities for mental health users through cycling activities – Southwark

£ 7,000 21 people participated, 11 completed the programme. 5 supported volunteers worked with other disabled people using WfW; SLAM report submitted detailing impact for users and changes in mood, attitude, confidence and motivation.

Led to further activities; WfW reviewed volunteering practices, role of SV added; 45% completers remain involved in volunteering. Full evaluation undertaken. Report received and used to submit new bid to Mayor's Fund


London AIDS / HIV Chaplaincy Limited - Support chaplaincy running costs and to provide one to one support for people living with HIV

£ 5,000 Est. 75% of users in poverty; boosted self-confidence and helped 'repatriate' family/social situations; challenged ignorance of HIV; improved access to drug rehab.

The language of faith communities although promoting tolerance can leave clients without skills to challenge or seek assistance. Outputs to be confirmed.


Maytree - Volunteer Co-Ordinator to enable development of befriending volunteers to deliver suicide prevention service - London wide

£ 8,000 Built volunteer resource from 84 to 137; improved diversity and retention; received 471 enquires. 52% of volunteers report improved support; Maytree supported 2,389 people experiencing suicidal thoughts and feelings, average time spent with guests is 77 hours.

Moved to new volunteer led model of service. New board. Excellent report


Chapel Street Community Fund - MumPlusMum peer support and mentoring network - Croydon/Merton

£ 9,000 Introduced service in Croydon, Merton. Built local network for referrals to 80+ agencies. 6 referrals received; vulnerable isolated mothers to be. Trained 9 volunteers; 13 pending. Arranged weekly support meetings positive feedback from midwives

Contact with Health visitors proving difficult. Too soon to measure outcomes. Service should meet targets by Nov 15


Havering Mind - To support CEO review of service users and develop future strategy

£ 5,000 Consultative review of service users views;92% would recommend HM; New action plan for service; Missed target for personalised care but remains priority; Secured £188k funding; maintained continuity of service whist review undertaken

Revamp successful; some missed targets, MH awareness campaign planned for 2016


Paul's Cancer Support Centre - Befriending service to people housebound and seriously ill due to cancer - south London

£ 5,000 Counselling, befriending and relaxation therapies to 98 people; 80% living alone. Most referred in last stages of life. Hospitalised at short notice. Ran two training events recruiting 35 volunteers; 40% increase in referrals

95% clients in poverty/receive benefits. 88% report positive experience of service. Cited as good practice in NHS CCCG 2015


Mind in Haringey - Counselling and support to people experiencing mental health issues due to bereavement and significant loss

£ 4,000 worked with 30 people offering up to 12 weeks counselling; signposted other services; counsellors trained in grief and loss, reduced self-medicating;

80% report better connected to other people; 95% reported benefits; introduced a reminder system; counselling raised other issues; sustaining service may be difficult without £ increase.


Age UK Waltham Forest - Develop new North Hub site for provision of services and activities for older people

£ 4,000 Centre services have improved: Quality Standards introduced; access audit; new ramp; monitoring tools; fundraising; maintained services benefit 4,000 people and 237 volunteers

Partnership with Reaching Out East continues; Centre use extended; lease/finances to review.


Recovery Initiative Social Enterprise CIC (Kingston RISE) - To maintain operations and develop service: outreach, consultancy, funding, volunteer capacity

£ 5,000 Services continued; Secured £7k RBK; New bid to Lankelly Chase, CBT; Formalised Kingston Uni, 16 student placements planned. New account and Hestia payroll service. Met all objectives: Weekly Drop In, 26 Activities, networking and collaboration. Energetic busy community resource

Short term cash flow. Developed training and toolkit. Refused continuation grant as no other income secured


Tower Hamlets Friends and Neighbours - Core costs - assessment of the impact of loneliness on health amongst the elderly

£ 4,000 60% of users housebound. Services include Befriending; escorting to GP; interpret; dementia support; hospital ward visits; assess with OT. Referral of clients with complex needs increased; safeguarding in the home; 50% report not being able to attend GP.

Reduced loneliness and isolation. Advocates need to be persistent; helping 20 people a month. Targeting interventions does reduce demand on NHS


£ 161,700

London Catalyst Small Grant Monitoring 2014/15

Organisation, Project, Borough Amount Achieved Lessons LC Aims

CleanupUK - Support local litter picking groups in East London - East London

£ 1,000 47 groups engaged; Worked with LD project Outward; Contacts with Groundwork and Age Uk; Participants survey84% report increased social contacts; positive outcomes for participants

Co-ordinator left and delayed project. Staff vital to small groups; Good report and partnership work


Springboard Project - SMILE peer mentoring group for disabled young people in Sutton enabling access to social/recreational opportunities – Sutton

£ 3,000 350 users full calendar of activities and outings 91% of users agreed allows make new friends; developed life skills 83% agreed 'can do things for myself'; recruiting new buddies

new personal budgets and closure of some local venues affected plans


Wise Dolls - Collaborative Grant with Salters Company: creative art therapy for women to rebuild their lives and improve mental wellbeing after domestic violence – Haringey

£ 1,500 23 women assisted in art, drama and play therapy. 19 receive weekly sessions to reduce distress; developed understanding of coercive tactics used by abusers; identify healthy relationships. Project gave space of women to plan future

Sample using CORE shows 75% significant report improvement of well being


All Souls Clubhouse - Home support for isolated housebound and elderly people - Westminster

£ 2,000 40 elderly people on Clubhouse register referred by from GP, social services and provided with support. 25 visited by volunteers regularly and helped with variety of jobs. Volunteer training covered dementia and dealing with isolated vulnerable people.

Loneliness is biggest issue for elderly. Volunteers developed conversation techniques to gain client confidences so this can be tackled.


Care to Listen - To strengthen capacity to administer and manage demand for counselling service –Croydon

£ 3,000 350 clients seen in year to June 2015 with increase over last year. 45 new clients seen at Shaw trust offices and to be extended. New online booking system and other changes have helped volunteer morale and counsellors have stayed longer.

Recognised the need for stable infrastructure and admin support. Development of advisory board has also helped.


The Robes Project - Develop Service: user consultation, volunteer training and service review - Southwark

£ 1,000 Review of services involve 70 people, gained more volunteers and engaged a consultant to run away day. Strategic plan agreed and implemented

Highlighted IT failings and new systems introduced improving guest data and volunteers. Further volunteer training and private landlord project planned

Remove from poverty (5)

Association of Blind Asians - Sight loss activity programme - Barking & Dagenham

£ 2,000 Ran 4 Eye Care Camps; specialists under one roof, advice free and only 5 minute wait. Helped older members’ access advice and promote self-care.

Added extra camps to the ABA calendar. No outputs in report


Came Women and Girls Development Organisation) - Sensitisation training amongst Cameroon communities safeguard women from breast ironing/FGM - Brent/London wide

£ 2,000 Provided for campaign to raise awareness. Very successful TV/ news exposure; 51 people attended workshops/safeguarding; 10 volunteers trained. Outreach across London and African VCO.

attracted lots of media attention; small group punching above its weight


Mind Yourself - Community health programme to improve the health and wellbeing of Irish people in London -access to health and social care - Camden/Brent

£ 3,000 155 received health advice and supports; 42 accompanied to health appointments; 231 attend group sessions and 321 events; 128 people volunteered. Established MH Support group; reach out to diverse groups

Relocated to new offices; Finances need to improve for sustainable services


Shepherds Bush Families Project and Children's Centre - To increase the capacity of drop in service - to manage volunteers - Hammersmith & Fulham

£ 3,000 95% on low income; offered added services; increased drop-in; worked with extra 34 families; worked alongside parents, helped with school appeals, access to services; children's activities;; 4 parents work experience. One parent now running Zumba class

Intro single manager; seeking advice/advocacy worker. Grant contributed to core services


Astell Foundation (now Restart) - programme to help homeless people address issues facing them and way forward - Kensington & Chelsea

£ 3,000 Charity now rebranded as Restart. Housed 16 guests from its drop in project. All remain housed and in employment one year one. 150 volunteers support 1000 visitors to drop in

Providing budget for each for furnishings and clothing important. Mentoring vital for personal growth


Henna Asian Women's Group - Cooking and dietary sessions - Camden

£ 1,000 Participants led by Dietician and Cook to develop understanding of ingredients, food, health issues and exercise. Wide age range 25-75. Increased skills and knowledge. Users meet up outside the group and attend ESOl and other community classes.

Maintained current provision. output details would have helped


Sonshine Club - Support for Motor Skills group - Hackney

£ 2,000 72 sessions provided services to 86 participants. 8 young people gained from volunteering and 4 secured jobs. Skills improved enabling moving on to mainstream activities.

Need to operate in smaller groups to help sessions run more smoothly


Mile End Residents Association / Play Association Tower Hamlets - Support for Living on a Building Site community events to attract more people, promote play and extend the range of user groups

£ 2,000 Grant provided additional hours for Development Worker and enabled provision of better food to an actor’s group, a soup making event for families and a knitters group. Major impact was inter-generational working.

Change in landlord policy for running centre led to removal of development work and worker not replaced. This has had an impact on the shared community sense.


Parents Of Ealing Self Help Training Scheme (PESTS) - Support for employment of a Complex Medical Needs Worker

£ 1,200 79 play and support sessions; av 19 per session; 74 new families; Ran courses for parents; worked with Ealing Community Transport; ran 4 carer evenings for parents

Empower parents by offering venue to meet. Excellent detailed report


Firm Foundation - Support for fifth Winter Night Shelter in 2015 for up to 10 male guests - Harrow

£ 1,000 47 referrals over 3 month period with shelter able to offer 10 bed spaces. 20 guests offered beds and clients in 35 to 44 age group. 8 guests steered into accommodation. 80 volunteers gave of their time

Shelter provided time for chaotic lives to be stabilised and help provided


eQuality Ltd - Develop, market, outreach and volunteer support for AAC comms system for PLD - London Wide

£ 1,500 Developing accessible speech technology. Reached final of Inclusive Technology Prize; attracted other funding. Supported by developers. Plan to offer 12 test tablets to individuals

Design tests have required some review. Reaching tech community and users, Not achieved the community engagement outreach


East London Arts - To work with adults with learning disabilities to create work for an exhibition and develop a pilot social enterprise creating printed fabrics and garments -Newham

£ 2,500 35 PLD involved in creating textile arts project 'Deities, Beats & Beauty' exhibited at the Hellenic Centre; 100 participants in the exhibition. Established small social enterprise

Exhibition successful and raised the profile and attracted funding. Social enterprise has produced cards, wrapping paper and designs for clothing. Generate income and activity.


£ 35,700

London Catalyst Samaritan Grants Monitoring 2014/15

Agency Borough Amount Grants, summary, case study Lessons LC Aims

Harrow Social Services - Disability and Elderly Team Northwick Park Hospital - Hardship Fund

Harrow 200 6 grants 2 food 2 household Items 1 emergency repairs 1 travel. Grant for freezer to hold frozen meals for client discharged from hospital after long stay with extensive life changing injuries, low income and no access to funds.


Deptford Reach - Hardship Fund

Lewisham 2,500 646 grants 317 travel 195 food 63 clothing 34 household 26 vocational 6 emergency repairs 4 special equipment 1 respite. Female client with two children evicted and homeless and partner abuse. Grant given for travel to view private rental properties

Grant assists clients but also boost morale of staff in being able to help


Hammersmith and Fulham Mind - Hardship Fund

Hammersmith & Fulham

1,000 43 grants 37 food 6 clothing. Female with children 7 and 5 fled home after domestic violence and no funds as partner controlled benefits receipt. GP referred her and grant given for food for a week and social services involved.

Demand for top up to meet utility bills as funds used to meet priority debts


Bonny Downs Community Association - Hardship Fund

Newham 400 16 grants 7 emergency 6 food 3 household. Client living in bedsit had no oven and grant given for microwave so he could have hot food.

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The Manna - Hardship Fund Islington 1,000 49 grants 28 travel 15 clothing 2 household 2 vocational 2 food. Male client rough sleeper for many years and distrustful of homeless organisations. Diagnosed with prostate cancer and not undergoing treatment. Grant for waterproof shoes, clothing, and food

Lack of literacy and computer access preventing many from benefits and so living outside of the system


Hackney Migrant Centre - Hardship Fund

Hackney 2,000 122 grants 27 Travel 17 Food Other the remainder. Couple from Mongolia with daughter refused asylum twice. Home for wife and daughter found but not for husband, Grants given for food and travel and solicitor now helping with their case.

Increasing destitution cases being seen partly due to increasing difficulty in accessing legal help with cases.


Notre Dame Refugee Centre - Hardship Fund

London-wide 1,500 517 grants used to cover bus travel costs to the NDRC for destitute asylum seekers once a week. Travel grant given to homeless man and probably used to sleep on night buses.

Changing nature of global conflict is reflected in changing nature of clients


Barons Court Project - Hardship Fund


750 26 grants 18 clothing and toiletries 3 travel 3 other 1 household 1 food. Grant for £25 for pre-paid gas meter for client normally good with limited benefits but ill health resulted in these being stopped and time taken to re-instate.

Grant enables some funds to be applied towards making sure clients have basic toiletries when using shower and clothing facilities.


Eaves Housing for Women - Hardship Fund

London-wide 1,000 50 grants 23 travel 18 food 4 other 2 household 1 emergency repairs 1 respite 1 vocational. Female with NRPP and 4 year old son in desperate state for paying bills, school uniform and food. Grant enabled travel to Eaves office to access services, food and

Financial and social poverty lead to spiritual and emotional poverty. Grants represent an act of kindness which goes a long way.


River House Trust - Hardship Fund


750 27 grants 25 clothing 2 travel. Client without leave to remain and NRPF with family disowning him due to HIV. Referred by consultant for practical help and grant for clothing given in winter. Further help given on legal front.

Expect to see increased demand with cost of living increases and benefit cuts


Traumatic Stress Clinic, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust - Hardship Fund

Camden 2,500 57 grants for uses in most categories. Grant given to client for lock for front door for flat which council refused to mend. Gave client security and safety given her PTSD background.

Increased demand for basics due to government cuts and likely to continue.


Porchlight - Hardship Fund Croydon 500 5 grants 4 household items 1 food. Homeless female aged 57 helped to find private accommodation and grant given to enabled her to purchase essential items such as bedding and crockery. Helped her to be motivated to become more independent.

Grants have helped to relieve rather than remove from poverty


Age UK Waltham Forest - Hardship Fund

Waltham Forest 1,200 6 grants 4 household items 2 repairs. Male stroke victim wit incontinence and very limited mobility. Grant for new washing machine

Small number of higher value grants


Harrow Citizens Advice Bureau - Hardship Grant

Harrow 1,500 122 grants 57 food 35 travel 16 other 14 clothing. Cypriot with family returned to UK but found he would not get benefits for 3 months so in financial hardship. Grant for food

Domestic violence and single homeless causing increase in demand for help


Princess Alice Hospice - Hardship Fund

Kingston upon Thames

1,000 8 grants 4 travel 3 household 1 vocational. MS patient no longer able to drive and husband needed to get a licence to retain mobility car. Grant used for theory and driving test.

Funeral costs poverty is an increasing issue


Harold Road Centre - Hardship Fund

Newham 500 13 grants 10 food 3 clothes. Warm clothes and food for long term homeless person over winter months.

Core clients are asylum seekers with no recourse to public funds.


One North East (1NE) - Hardship grant

Redbridge 1,000 10 grants 8 travel 2 food. Male living in half way house as lost home and family due to alcohol abuse. Grant for travel to attend 1NE and now abstinent, rehoused and studying for NVQ in health and social care to put something back to society

70% clients on state benefits / low income


Baobab Centre for Young Survivors in Exile - Hardship Fund

London-wide 800 27 grants for destitution funds for young asylum seekers with NRPF. Afghan male age was in foster care until age 18 when asylum refused and he went into hiding as a result before referral which has resulted in legal application being made and GP help for

Increasing demand for help for basic household items and need for computers due to school homework


West London Day Centre - Hardship Fund

London-wide 1,500 1035 grants for travel and fares. Grant given for travel to client to reconnect with home area where accommodation and support available

Increasing number of homeless and destitute people. Some successes with finding employment for people and grant is key to helping them


East Wandsworth CMHT - Hardship Fund

Wandsworth 600 29 grants 16 essential items 8 food 3 heating 2 travel. Male client had no overcoat, socks and pants on leaving hospital at Christmas time so grant for these and electric meter on return to flat

Clients have mental health problems and often need help when returning to community living


King's College Hospital - Palliative Care Team - Hardship Fund

London-wide 1,500 53 grants 34 travel 9 food 6 clothing 4 other. Elderly man at end of life in hospital with wife with mobility issues so could not use public transport and no family or friends. Taxi costs covered by grant

Elderly are core clients but have limited finances and face benefit cuts


Carers Lewisham - Hardship Fund

Lewisham 750 15 grants 5 food 4 other 3 clothing 2 household 1 emergency repairs. Teenage male client looking after mother with schizophrenia and two younger brothers with learning difficulties. Mother accepted help from social services and enabled client to look for

Continuing to help unpaid carers and the difficulties they face.


Homerton University Hospital Sexual Health Service - Hardship Fund

Hackney 1,800 74 grants for food. HIV positive pregnant female abandoned by partner with no leave to remain. Grant enabled food for baby and her.

Food is secured by grant pending applications for assistance


Renewal Refugee and Migrant Project (RAMP) - Hardship Fund

Newham 1,500 132 grants 86 travel 18 emergency repairs 12 clothing 9 food 4 household 3 respite. Bangladesh female left partner after domestic abuse. Four children under five s grant given for bedding, kettle and clothes.

Clients not allowed to work or no recourse to public funds.


The Forced Migration Trauma Service - Hardship Fund

Westminster 1,500 45 grants 24 special equipment 11 clothing 7 respite 3 food. Male from Kuwait unable to read or write in Arabic or English had benefits stopped due to failure to attend an assessment. Grant given to stock up on food and for a coat

Clients are extremely vulnerable


Ace of Clubs - Hardship Fund

Lambeth 1,000 138 grants 107 travel 16 household items 10 other 2 special equipment 2 vocational 1 clothing. Male in night shelter with NRPF situation needed employment. Grant for computer training over 6 week course

Vast majority of clients are in receipt of some benefits or have no recourse to public funds


Kingston Early Intervention Service (KEIS) - Hardship Fund

Kingston upon Thames

500 12 grants 9 travel 1 clothing 1 emergency repairs I other. Grant given for client with psychosis to have emergency cab ride for appointment as too unwell to take public transport.

Clients are just over 18 and difficult to engage due to psychosis and reluctance to meet at Tolworth Hospital.


School Home Support - Hardship Grant

London-wide 1,000 15 grants for school uniforms. 13 year old with no maternal support needed new school uniform and toiletries to improve appearance, confidence and avoid peer bullying and isolation

Considerable increase in families needing help with uniforms etc. following welfare cuts


St John's Hospice - Hardship Fund

Westminster 1,500 34 grants 9 other 6 clothing 8 food 5 travel 3 household items 2 emergency repairs 1 child care. Mother of female age 58 died and apparent that daughter had longstanding mental health problems but deemed fit for work and benefits stopped. Appeal in progress

Welfare cuts and benefit issues following bereavement causing major problems


999 Club - Hardship Fund Lewisham 1,500 164 grants 136 travel 21 other 6 clothing 1 household. Female homeless as rented property sold and could not find private sector landlord to accept housing benefit. Grant for travel to view properties and after help housed. Grant for basic household needs

Soaring rents mean housing not affordable to many clients and benefit cuts do not help


Harrow Council Community and Wellbeing - Hardship Fund

Harrow 500 3 grants 2 household items 1 respite. Young service user with mental health problems supported in moving into independent accommodation after long period of institutional living. Grant enabled purchase of basic household items and now with outreach support

Nearly all clients living on benefits or low incomes


Freedom from Torture - Hardship Fund

London-wide 1,500 44 grants 42 food 2 clothing. Female and young son fled from torture to UK. Referred for trauma treatment but apparent that limited funds as could not understand / cope with benefits system which had recorded her as married living with husband.

Decline in legal services impacting on asylum seekers arising from torture.


Guy's and St Thomas' Palliative Care Team - Hardship Fund

Southwark 500 13 grants 7 travel 4 food 1 respite 1 other. Patient with lung cancer and on welfare benefits given grant to hire a van to move possessions as landlord selling his home

Limited welfare fund prevents grants to those with non-malignant cancers.


Havering Citizens Advice Bureau - Hardship Fund

Havering 500 25 grants 12 travel 10 other 2 clothing 1 food. Client enquired about EAS scheme as did not have funds to top up electricity meter but did not get help so grant given.

Concern over council tax charge changes requiring all working people to pay 15% of charge compared to previous exemption when people on means tested benefits


Albert Kennedy Trust - Hardship Fund

London-wide 1,000 26 grants 9 emergency accommodation 6 travel 5 food 4 household items 1 clothing 1 identity need. Grant to young transgender homeless and vulnerable woman with mental health problems. Accommodation given to her by local council but no bedding or kitchen appliances

Free emergency accommodation more difficult to find


Toynbee Hall - Hardship Fund

Tower Hamlets 750 5 grants 3 household items 1 travel 1 food. Client with debt issues had benefits stopped and relying on food banks but no storage for food. Second hand fridge purchased with grant.

Decentralisation of crisis loan system causing problems for people who move house into different London borough


St Giles CMHTS - Hardship Fund

Southwark 500 15 grants 9 food 4 household items 1 clothing 1 other. Clients suffer from severe and enduring mental health needs with no recourse to public funds.


Springfield Hospital Community Forensic Outreach Service - Hardship Fund

Wandsworth 800 36 grants 17 clothing 11 food 3 other 2 special equipment 2 food 2 vocational 1 travel. Male from South America and Belgium developed mental illness and assaulted stepfather and UK found guilty of manslaughter. Never worked in UK so not eligible for benefit

Average stay in unit is 3 years and grant is key to general needs of patients.

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The Refugee Council - Hardship Fund

London-wide 3,000 500 travel passes. Male client being exploited to work for accommodation helped to find hostel accommodation and to gain leave to remain.

Impact of current refugee crisis


Praxis Community Projects - Hardship Fund

London-wide 1,500 50 grants 38 food 5 travel 5 other 2 clothing. Zimbabwean female given leave to remain but then revoked when she tried to naturalise. Accused and arrested for false documents but given bail. Grant to help her pay her bills while case heard which she won

Large support gap for those given leave to remain but with a condition of no recourse attached


Hackney Caribbean Elders Organisation - Hardship Fund

Hackney 500 20 grants 5 food 5 clothing 5 household 4 travel. Woman with mental health issues, inadequate clothing and no heating given grant to help with immediate financial issues of food and clothing

Recent increase in numbers of elderly with dementia in Hackney


Institute of Psychotrauma - Hardship Fund

Newham 1,500 26 grants 10 vocational training 6 clothing 6 food 3 travel 1 household. Ugandan female with abuse background sought asylum in UK but subject to gang rape and lost possessions in hospital. Grant covered provision of basic household needs in accommodation

Hospital transport serves only those with physical disabilities


Body and Soul - Hardship Fund

London-wide 1,500 60 grants 49 Food 5 clothing 4 travel 2 household. Ugandan lady came to UK after son killed for being homosexual and she received death threats but destitute and NRPF. Discovered she had breast cancer and poorly controlled HIV but ineligible for chemo treatment

All clients are in a poor financial state as a result of welfare changes


West Haringey Support and Recovery Team - Hardship Fund

Haringey 1,000 19 grants 8 household 5 food 3 travel 2 other 1 clothing. Client discharged from hospital after long time but required mattress for independent flat but no funds. Grant given for mattress and other items so helping transition

Grant helps transition from inpatient to independent living of clients


St Giles Trust - Hardship Fund

Southwark 750 17 grants across clothing, household, travel and food categories. Leah oldest of six siblings and had to look after them due to mother's alcohol and drug abuse but got into abusive relationship with partner and beaten up. Leah given medical help and refuge

Many clients need support around housing, employment, and money management issues


London Jewish Family Centre - Hardship Fund

Barnet 500 33 grants 27 food 3 household 2 clothing 1 emergency repairs. Family with 3 children on child protection register and social services asked for one bedroom to be divided so older boy had privacy. Parents could not afford so grant given to allow pole and curtain

Benefits delay the cause of most problems. While Jewish charity they do help anyone in emergency need.


Lift People - Hardship Fund Brent 750 33 grants 12 travel 9 household items 6 food 3 emergency repairs 1 clothing 1 child care 1 other. Male evicted from housing after losing job and rent arrears. Helped to get redundancy payment due to him and return to housing but grant given for basic home

Client with debt arrears increasing. Need to provide basic financial education and training for clients


Lewisham Disability Coalition - Hardship Funds

Lewisham 750 16 grants 8 other 4 clothing 4 food 3 household items 2 special aids 2 travel. Female aged 75 with mobility issues and broke her leg. Grant given for mobility walker which meant she was not a prisoner in her home.

Some requests for help exceed LC grant maximum


East Wandsworth CMHT - Hardship Fund

Wandsworth 500 23 grants 8 other 5 food 4 clothing 3 household 3 travel. Grant enabled patient to travel to her flat and visit parents on weekend leave and also for food and toiletries


Eaves Housing for Women - Hardship Fund

London-wide 1,000 35 grants made. Eaves closed in Nov. 15 balance of funds of £194 requested.

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54,050

LONDON CATALYST GRANTS DISTRIBUTION 2015

All Projects 2015 All Samaritan Grants 2015 All Grants 2015 Notes Barnet 5,000 Barnet 1,500 Barnet 6,500

24% of grants to top 5 boroughs with Highest London Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) scores

51% all grants to top 10 boroughs with highest IMD scores (inc. 13% to London Wide boroughs)

30 of 33 boroughs host a grant recipient. Only 3, Barking and Dagenham, Richmond, Bexley, not with named recipient although all fall into catchment area of agencies receiving Samaritan grants

71% of project grants went to agencies working with people with long term health conditions or disabilities

Samaritan grant reports in 2014 show 3,567 grants made, average grant £15 (2013, £14)

Brent 17,000 Brent 1,500 Brent 18,500 Bromley 5,000 Bromley 2,000 Bromley 7,000 Camden 10,500 Camden 3,000 Camden 13,500 Croydon 13,640 City 500 City 500 Ealing 12,836 Ealing 1,000 Croydon 13,640 Greenwich 10,000 Enfield 2,000 Ealing 13,836 H&F 5,000 H&F 1,450 Enfield 2,000 Hackney 6,376 Hackney 5,000 Greenwich 10,000 Haringey 2,500 Haringey 6,000 H&F 6,450 Harrow 5,000 Harrow 2,000 Hackney 11,376 K&C 2,000 Havering 1,000 Haringey 8,500 Hounslow 8,000 Hillingdon 2,250 Harrow 7,000 Islington 8,500 Islington 2,250 Havering 1,000 Kingston 9,500 K&C 800 Hillingdon 2,250 Lambeth 10,000 Kingston 500 Hounslow 8,000 Lewisham 8,500 Lambeth 5,750 Islington 10,750 London-wide 27,000 Lewisham 5,500 K&C 2,800 Merton 10,500 London-wide 18,100 Kingston 10,000 Newham 19,000 Merton 1,500 Lambeth 15,750 Redbridge 1,500 Newham 3,750 Lewisham 14,000 Southwark 10,633 Redbridge 1,000 London-wide 45,100 Sutton 3,000 Southwark 5,450 Merton 12,000 Tower Hamlets 21,774 Sutton 2,000 Newham 22,750 Waltham Forest 9,000 Tower Hamlets 8,300 Redbridge 2,500 Wandsworth 5,000 Waltham Forest 3,200 Southwark 16,083 Westminster 14,500 Wandsworth 2,300 Sutton 5,000 £261,259 Westminster 4,500 Tower Hamlets 30,074 £94,100 Waltham Forest 12,200 Wandsworth 7,300 Westminster 19,000

£355,359

5% 5%

13%

14%

8% 26%

7%

10%

12%

Project type by client 2015

Advice service

Carers support

Community healthoutreach

Homeless

Learning disability

Mental health

Physical disability

Employ/Training

Volunteer & befriendingsocial isolation

£1 £10 £100 £1,000 £10,000 £100,000

Barnet

Brent

Bromley

Camden

City

Ealing

Enfield

H&F

Hackney

Haringey

Harrow

Havering

Hillingdon

Islington

K&C

Kingston-Upon-…

Lambeth

Lewisham

London-wide

Merton

Newham

Redbridge

Southwark

Sutton

Tower Hamlets

Waltham Forest

Wandsworth

Westminster

Samaritan grants by borough 2015

LONDON’S POVERTY PROFILE

SOME KEY FACTS:

27% of Londoners live in poverty after housing costs are taken into account, compared with 20% in the rest of England. The cost of housing is an important factor in London's higher poverty rate.

The majority of people living in poverty are in a working family. As employment has increased so has the number of people in a working family in poverty - from 700,000 to 1.2 million in the last decade, an increase of 70%.

The total wealth of a household at the bottom (the 10th percentile) is £6,300; towards the top (the 90th percentile) it was £1.1 million. London's 90:10 wealth ratio is 173, almost three times the ratio for the rest of Britain (at 60).

The number of unemployed adults is at its lowest level since 2008, at just over 300,000.

Almost 700,000 jobs in London (18%) pay below the London Living Wage. This number has increased for five consecutive years, particularly among men working full-time.

At 860,000 there are more people in poverty in private rented housing than there are in social rented or owner-occupied homes. A decade ago it was the least common tenure among those in poverty.

The vast majority of children in poverty are in rented housing (more than 530,000), half with a registered social landlord and half with a private landlord. The number of children in poverty in private rented housing has more than doubled in ten years.

48,000 households live in temporary accommodation in London (three times higher than the rest of England put together), 15,600 of which live outside their home borough. Over the last two years an estimated 2,700 families have been placed in accommodation outside London.

In 2015, 10,500 families were affected by the overall benefit cap including 2,400 losing more than £100 per week. If the cap is lowered as planned, they will lose another £58 a week and a further 20,000 families will be affected.

Half of 0 to 19-year-olds in London (1.1. million) live in a family that receives tax credits. 640,000 children benefit from in-work tax credits and are likely to be worse off when these are cut in April 2016.

http://www.londonspovertyprofile.org.uk/key-facts/overview-of-london-boroughs/

http://www.londonspovertyprofile.org.uk/key-facts/overview-of-london-boroughs/

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