# ACT Foundation offers Friends of the Elderly £500,000 in matched grants scheme

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/05/10/act-foundation-offers-friends-elderly-500000-matched-grants-scheme/
- Published: 2018-05-10T07:05:03+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The ACT Foundation has selected Friends of the Elderly to receive a £500,000 donation
towards its grants service, which supports older people living in financial difficulty.**

Starting from last month, [The ACT Foundation](http://www.theactfoundation.co.uk/)
is match funding [Friends of the Elderly](http://www.fote.org.uk/)’s grants funding
over a five-year period, to the value of £100,000 per year. It is estimated that
through this, Friends of the Elderly will be able to increase the number of older
people supported by the grants service by 48% over the five years.

One-off grants, of an average of £300 each, offered by Friends of the Elderly help
older people over state retirement age living on a low income in England and Wales.
Grants are awarded towards household adaptions, the purchase and replacement of 
essential items, the cost of equipment to get online, and utility bills.

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 Grants are offered for help with:

 * Home essentials – to cover the cost of replacing everyday items, small home repairs
   and mobility adaptations.
 * Digital connection – can be used towards the cost of equipment, such as tablets
   and smartphones, as well as broadband costs.
 * Financial support – to help with unexpected bills and large costs, such as utility
   bills, funeral costs or moving fees.

Caroline Kendall, ACT’s Operations Director said:

>  “We are delighted to have formed a new five year partnership with Friends of 
> the Elderly. With their expertise we will be able to reach out to many more older
> people who are living on a low income. Our grant, which will be match funded by
> Friends of the Elderly, will help fund everyday items and small home repairs and
> adaptations that will go a long way to enabling people to continue living independently
> in their own home for longer.”

Steve Allen, Chief Executive at Friends of the Elderly said:

>  “We are delighted that The ACT Foundation has chosen to support our grants service.
> This transformational donation will help us to further expand the number of older
> people who so desperately need our help. What is really important is that every
> single penny of the money given by The ACT Foundation will be distributed to recipients
> and for those people; it really will make a vast difference to their lives.”

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