Grants For Older People

We are currently open for applications.

Thank you for your interest in applying for a grant from Friends of the Elderly.

We are continuing to make more grants than ever to those vulnerable older people who are most in need.

Due to the high volume of applications received, any applications missing information may be rejected.

Please ensure you include everything we ask for before you submit an application.

We deal with applications in date order. We aim to respond within 4 weeks but at busy times this may take longer.

Who are our grants for?

Friends of the Elderly provides small grants (normally up to £400) to older people who meet all of the following criteria::

Resident in England and Wales
Of/over state pension age
Who are living on low incomes and with little savings
Who do not fit the criteria for other funders

How can you apply?

A Referral Agent/Professional must make a grant application on an older person’s behalf, we do not accept applications from individual members of the public.

Referral Agents can register and apply online here: GRANTS APPLICATION LOGIN BUTTON

PLEASE ENSURE YOU READ OUR GUIDANCE NOTES BELOW BOTH BEFORE AND DURING COMPLETING YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION

More information, including who can be a Referral Agent can be found here:

Priority for Essential Items

We are prioritising requests for essential items and have modified our processes to ensure we can still make grants even though older people might not be able to meet with their Referral Agent face to face due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic and social distancing measures.

If you need to speak to us prior to applying please email our team at hello@fote.org.uk for the quickest response.

If necessary, you can leave us a message on 0330 332 1110 and a member of the team will you call back within 5 working days.