Borough of Sanctuary Fund

Closure of the Borough of Sanctuary Community Fund

Following the Council’s 2026 Spending Review to address significant reductions in central government funding, the discretionary Borough of Sanctuary Community Fund has ended.

What this means for voluntary and community organisations:

• There will be no further application rounds for the Borough of Sanctuary Community Fund, and we are no longer accepting expressions of interest.
• Organisations that received funding in previous rounds (Rounds 1 to 5) should continue to liaise with their designated officer regarding existing grant monitoring requirements until their current agreement concludes. 

Continuing statutory support for refugees

While discretionary council grant funding has concluded, the council continues to deliver statutory resettlement programmes, including support through the Homes for Ukraine scheme, the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), and the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), as well as statutory assessments for families with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF). 

Find out about more about services for refugees.