Independent Age grants
Independent Age is a national charity supporting older people in financial hardship, giving around £5.16m to organisations, with a typical grant of £149,264.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Independent Age is a national charity working to relieve poverty and support older people in financial hardship across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It gave around £5.16m to organisations; of 58 recently recorded grants (up to 2025), the median award was £149,264, with typical awards ranging from £120,714 to £152,058. Its grant programmes include the Older People's Fund, which has targeted rural and coastal older people and women from racially minoritised groups in different funding rounds, and the Boosting Advice Fund, which supports high-quality advice services for older people in financial hardship; its latest Boosting Advice Fund round is closed and no grant funds are currently open for applications.
What they fund
Independent Age funds work relieving poverty and hardship among older people, through programmes including its Older People's Fund and Boosting Advice Fund.
Who and where
It funds local organisations across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland supporting older people in financial hardship, selecting different communities to focus on in each funding round.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Independent Age says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
What they say they're looking for
“Boosting Advice Fund is a targeted grants programme funding local organisations across the UK to provide high quality Advice to older people in financial hardship.”
Source: independentage.org — Our grant-making | Independent Age →
“Round 2 of our Older People's Fund – supporting older people experiencing financial hardship living in rural and coastal areas.”
Source: independentage.org — Our grant-making | Independent Age →
“Round 1 of our Older People's Fund – supporting women from racially minoritised groups.”
Source: independentage.org — Our grant-making | Independent Age →
Who they say they'll fund
“Older People's Fund is a targeted grants programme funding local organisations across the UK to support older people in financial hardship.”
Source: independentage.org — Our grant-making | Independent Age →
“We support carefully selected communities across the UK in each round.”
Source: independentage.org — Our grant-making | Independent Age →
How they say to apply
“The latest round of the Boosting Advice Fund is now closed for applications. Currently, there are no grant funds open for applications.”
Source: independentage.org — Our grant-making | Independent Age →
What a typical grant looks like
| Typical (median) grant | £149,264 |
|---|---|
| Middle half of grants | £120,714 – £152,058 |
| Grants published openly | 58 |
| Most recent published grant | 2025 |
Recent grants
- Lancashire WomenFunding will help expand Lancashire Women's Handywoman and Money and Energy Advice service into Blackpool and Wyre to support older women, particularly private renters, facing financial hardship. Trained handywomen will provide home visits to install energy-saving measures, offer benefits and money advice, and carry out minor repairs. A Community Champion will connect clients to local services, including housing, safety, and health support. The project aims to improve financial resilience, housing conditions, and wellbeing through home visits, advice sessions, and outreach events. Delivery will be phased, ensuring inclusive, trauma-informed support tailored to older women?s needs.£150,000December 2025
- Age UK LancashireFunding for an adviser to deliver tailored information and advice for older people in Blackpool and Wyre. Support will include benefit checks, applications, budgeting, and guidance on housing and care needs, with referrals to other services as required. The adviser will provide one-to-one support in person or by phone and run regular outreach sessions in community venues. The project aims to assist 900 people over three years, focusing on those most in need. It will build on Age UK Lancashire?s established Information and Advice service, ensuring older people can access holistic, high-quality support to improve financial security.£150,000December 2025
- Age UK LincolnshireFunding to provide targeted support for older people in East Lindsey, focusing on income maximisation, cost reduction, and housing security. Funding will enable recruitment of an Information & Advice Officer and a Signposting role to deliver home visits, outreach sessions, and remote support. Services will include benefit advice, energy efficiency measures, fraud prevention, and housing guidance for private renters. The project aims to assist at least 600 older people over three years, prioritising those with disabilities or low income. Activities include drop-in sessions, outreach events, and partnerships with local agencies to ensure sustainable, community-based support.£150,000December 2025
- Age UK East SussexFunding will support a partnership between Age UK East Sussex (AUKES) and Care for the Carers (CFTC) to provide support older people in financial hardship in Hastings, focusing on private renters and carers. Support will include benefit applications, cost reduction through energy schemes, and housing support. AUKES will provide advice sessions, outreach, and scams awareness, while CFTC will run Winter Warmer events offering energy-saving resources and guidance. The partnership will target high-need wards in the area, build relationships with landlords, and work with local authorities to prevent homelessness. Activities include drop-ins, workshops, and referrals to specialist services, aiming to improve financial security, reduce costs, and help older people remain safely in their homes.£150,000December 2025
- Citizens Advice SwaleFunding to deliver targeted outreach to older people, with a focus on older private renters throughout Thanet, through community-based sessions, home visits, and other multi-channel support, including phone and online options. It will provide benefit checks, Attendance Allowance applications, debt advice, and help with social care access. Support will also cover eviction prevention, housing issues, energy efficiency, and financial capability training. A dedicated worker will build trusted relationships, offering holistic, ongoing assistance tailored to individual needs. The project aims to reduce poverty, improve financial literacy, and tackle isolation by creating clear referral pathways, advocating for clients, and fostering collaboration with health services and local partners.£149,997December 2025
- Citizens Advice DenbighshireFunding to employ a full-time Later Life Adviser to support older people (65+) in coastal Denbighshire facing financial hardship. The adviser will provide tailored advice through weekly drop-ins, monthly outreach sessions, home visits, and group workshops on benefits, budgeting, digital inclusion, and energy efficiency. Support will include housing advice for private renters, tenancy rights, adaptations, and eviction prevention. The project will coordinate referrals with local partners and recruit volunteer champions to strengthen peer support. Services will be bilingual and trauma-informed, ensuring isolated older people can access income, reduce costs, and maintain housing stability with dignity and independence.£149,712December 2025
From grants Independent Age publishes openly via 360Giving (the UK open grants-data standard), used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The objects of the charity are primarily to assist and provide relief to older people in need by reason of ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. The charity may also assist and provide relief to others in need by reason of ill-health, disability, social or financial hardship.
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
How much does Independent Age typically give?
Looking at its 58 most recently recorded grants (up to 2025), the median award was £149,264, with the middle half of grants ranging from £120,714 to £152,058.
What does Independent Age fund?
It funds local organisations across the UK supporting older people in financial hardship, through its Older People's Fund, and organisations providing high quality advice to older people in financial hardship, through its Boosting Advice Fund.
Who can apply to Independent Age?
Its grant programmes support local organisations in carefully selected communities across the UK, which vary by funding round - for example, one round of its Older People's Fund focused on rural and coastal areas, and another on women from racially minoritised groups.
Is Independent Age currently open for applications?
As of its latest update, the Boosting Advice Fund round was closed and no grant funds were open for applications; it suggests subscribing to its mailing list to hear about future programmes. Check the funder's own website (www.independentage.org) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 210729) for current status.
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Contains public sector information from the Charity Commission for England and Wales licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and grants data from 360Giving used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Figures are derived (filtered and summarised by TrusteeMeetings), not republished unchanged. About the data · Terms of use. This page is a starting point for your own research, not a promise of funding, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Independent Age.