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Supporting Scottish Housing Communities 

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Lintel Trust helps people and communities connected to social housing across Scotland to live more fulfilled lives. We do this by supporting grassroots projects, managing community benefit funds, developing practical initiatives, and bringing partners together connected by local need. 

Current funding status: OPEN

Upcoming deadline: 4th November 2026

Whether you're looking for funding, exploring partnership opportunities or wanting to support our work, we'll help you find the right place to start.

Explore funding available for projects supporting social housing communities in Scotland.

Partner with Lintel Trust to deliver community benefit and meaningful local impact.

Donate, fundraise or support the Trust through your organisation.

Discover the projects, people and communities our funding has supported.



How Funding Reaches Communities

We connect funding with organisations and projects responding directly to the needs of social housing communities across Scotland.

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A vertical infographic illustrating the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics with a diagram of four circles decreasing in size, connected by arrows, labeled from top to bottom as 'Order,' 'Increasing Entropy,' 'Disorder,' and 'Maximum Entropy'.

1 → Funding is generated

Funding comes through community benefit, fundraising, donations and Lintel Trust initiatives.

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Four dark blue house icons, two with circular windows and two without, arranged in a 2x2 grid.

2 → Local needs are identified

We work with housing and community partners to understand where support can make a meaningful difference.

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Icon of a hand making a peace sign with the index and middle fingers extended, colored in navy blue.

3 → Projects receive support

Funding is awarded to eligible projects helping improve wellbeing, participation, independence and community connection.

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Helping local ideas make a real difference

Lintel Trust is a Scottish charity working with the housing sector to support people and communities connected to social housing.

We know that local organisations often understand their communities best. Our role is to help turn their ideas into action through practical funding, trusted partnerships and support that responds to local need.

100+ Housing Associations Supported

80+ Community Projects Supported


170+ Grants Awarded


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See the difference community investment can make.

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