The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is delivering the Veterans’ Capital Housing Fund on behalf of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs. The Veterans’ Capital Housing Fund supports projects that contribute to the wider aim of ending veterans’ homelessness by providing affordable and viable homes for veterans.

Under this programme, the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust will award grants of up to £75K, on behalf of the Office for Veterans Affairs, towards projects that assist in the refurbishment or extension of rental accommodation that will offer high quality support for veterans with a housing need.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this funding, you must be one of the following:

• A registered charity that can show it works with veterans or
• A registered social housing provider that can show it works with veterans.

There is more detailed information about eligibility in the programme guidelines available below. This is a complex programme, and it is important that you read the programme guidance carefully before you apply.

What’s available

This is a refurbishment grant programme for capital projects that will support refurbishment and/or extension of accommodation for veterans. You can apply for grants of up to £75k for capital refurbishments projects lasting up to one year. We anticipate that most grants will be below £40k.

Themes and priorities

We want to support projects that need help to refurbish existing housing for veterans. This could be transitional or permanent housing.

You can apply to this programme if your project will:

• enable refurbishments of existing affordable homes for rent to veterans,
• enable refurbishments of sites that increase the availability of veteran housing
• ensure properties meet decent homes and energy efficiency standards

A strong application will show how the project will contribute to the aims of the government’s ambition to reduce veteran homelessness and end rough sleeping, who you would work with to deliver the project and how the benefits of the work would contribute to the overall aims of this programme. 

Dates and deadlines to note

There are two further scheduled deadlines for this programme.

• If you apply by midday 19 June 2024, you’ll receive a decision before the end of September 2024.
• If you apply by midday 3 January 2025, you’ll receive a decision before the end of March 2025.

Guidance and resources

Programme news