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Annual Impact Report 2025-26

London Homelessness Foundation's Annual Impact Report 2025-26 shows how it strengthens the whole sector's ability to improve the life chances of people experiencing homelessness: £404,000 of grants to 10 homelessness agencies, £281,000 supporting sector development, 16 managers graduating from its leadership course and £60,000 of London Homelessness Awards prizes.

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About

London Homelessness Foundation is a registered charity (No. 270178) that invests in people and organisations working to end homelessness, strengthening the whole London sector's ability to improve life chances.

Key Metrics

Spent on charitable activities £685,000 spent directly on charitable activities in 2025-26
Grants to agencies £404,000 of grants supporting 10 homelessness agencies
Sector development £281,000 invested in developing the homelessness sector in London
Leadership graduates 16 managers graduated from the LHF/LSBU leadership course, most going on to more senior roles
Atlas resource users More than 500 users each month using the Atlas homelessness resources

Key Outcomes

  • 10 homelessness agencies supported with grants, including £30,000 a year for three years establishing a dedicated women's recovery programme that has supported three women into residential treatment.
  • 16 managers graduated from the LHF/LSBU leadership course, with most completers going on to more senior roles in the sector.
  • Early investment helped secure Oak Foundation funding and a £2.8 million proposal for a dedicated women-only day service in central London after the Marylebone Project's closure.

Geography

London

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Provided education, advice and support to 14,972 young people in 2025/26, including educating 13,786 young people in schools and community settings
Key Metric 2
Under 16s mediation service supported 94 families; 95% of young people were able to return to or remain at home and 88% reported less...
Key Metric 3
Overall 2022-26 strategy target was 40,000 young people reached; the final total was 49,244
87% of evictions from permanent social housing were successfully avoided through Outreach support
Impact Snapshot
Social value generated
£155.9m in social value generated across the Group in 2025/26, including £125.2m through its charitable foundation Clarion Futures.
People supported into work
1,287 people supported into work in 2025/26, including 452 into green jobs.
New homes completed
1,466 new homes completed in 2025/26, with 80% for affordable tenures and 97% fossil fuel free.
Residents benefited from warmer, more efficient homes - £26m+ of energy efficiency improvements delivering estimated energy bill savings of £1.3m - and stronger communities through long-term investment.