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The Gateshead Hardship Fund

The Gateshead Hardship Fund aims to support projects that are focused on reducing poverty and increasing income.

Apply for funding

We are interested in new and imaginative ways of addressing the causes of poverty in Gateshead, especially applications with the potential to:

  • increase household income
  • reduce the cliff edge for people moving between benefits and work
  • influence and change policy, practice and public attitudes
  • build community resilience and capacity

Apply for funding

Your application must be completed in full. It should include all the project information  including the start and end date, deliverables, monitoring and evaluation. Read the full application guidelines.