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Impact Report 2024

Church Homeless Charity's 2024 impact report covers the 2023-24 financial year, detailing £301,000 given in small, tailored grants to nearly 3,000 homeless people across England. It highlights support for resettlement, digital inclusion, health and wellbeing, and group activities, delivered within days of application through a network of 105 partner schemes, alongside case studies of individuals helped.

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Provides small, fast-turnaround personal and group grants (usually up to £175) to people experiencing homelessness, distributed through partnerships with 105 registered schemes across England, covering essentials such as clothing, ID, digital inclusion, health and wellbeing, resettlement costs and group activities like gardening and breakfast clubs.

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 £301,000 given in grants to homeless people in 2023-24
Key Metric 2 Nearly 3,000 people helped across England over the year
Key Metric 3 £102,000 in resettlement grants enabling 592 homeless people to move into a home

Key Outcomes

  • 512 homeless people received six months of free mobile data through digital inclusion grants
  • 412 homeless people received personal grants for essentials such as clothing, food and training
  • 78% of expenditure went directly on grant-giving, with 22% spent on fundraising

Geography

London

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
1,481 young people supported in 2024/25, with 325 accommodated across all services
Key Metric 2
3,216 counselling sessions delivered to 528 young people, a 101% increase on the previous year
Key Metric 3
A Social Return on Investment analysis found every £1 invested generates £6.80 of social impact
78% of young people in Supported Accommodation demonstrated positive progression, up from 62% the prior year
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
5,952 children and young people supported across Sussex and Surrey in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
896 young people provided with a safe home, and 4,186 children provided with counselling services
Key Metric 3
870 children, young people and families received specialist information, advice and support
81% of residents said they were satisfied with the service provided
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
300 households (518 people, incl. 197 children) supported through Hope at Home
Key Metric 2
£974,304 total value of support provided; £3,247 average support per household
Key Metric 3
£200,000 awarded to 11 charities via Hope Funds Round 5; up to £4.77 social return per £1 invested
97% of supported tenancies sustained; 83% reported reduced risk of homelessness