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Mapping Funding for Social Welfare Advice in London

Social welfare advice plays a critical role in creating a just, safe and healthy London. Each year thousands of Londoners are supported to address a range of financial, social and legal issues, often preventing problems reaching crisis point, and ensuring they can exercise their legal rights. 

Together with 360Giving, with the support of the Greater London Authority, London Funders has mapped the funding landscape of social welfare advice in London. 

 

26%

Of known grants were for longer than one year.

40%

Income in the cohort came from government sources

77%

of known grant funding comes from just 20 funders

Based on data shared by funders who report on their grantmaking using the 360Giving data standard, we can see that: 

  • Only 26% of grants were for longer than one year.  
  • Around 40% of income in the cohort is from government sources . This represents £42.7m in grants and £66.9m in contracts. 
  • 20 funders are responsible at least 77% of the amount of known grant funding received by advice 

Protecting investment in advice is essential to challenge poverty in the capital.

The report also highlighted a growing consensus that longer-term funding is needed to enable advice organisations to address the increasingly complex and interconnected needs of those seeking help. Through qualitative interviews with funders, the report found that funders are seeing increasing pressures on advice organisations’ resources and their ability to meet demand. Some are increasingly looking at how they can support advocacy and work to challenge the systemic issues driving demand for advice services. Workforce issues remain a major challenge for the advice sector.  

There is a positive tradition of collaboration within the funding sector to build on, with opportunities for more integrated funding models, intentional peer learning and pooling resources. Looking ahead, we need sustainable national financial settlements for local authorities so they are able to meet growing demand. Protecting current investment levels is essential to challenge poverty in the capital.

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