SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund

Interested parties are invited to submit an application by one of the following dates, to be considered for the subsequent funding round:

Friday 29th November 2024
Friday 28th February 2025

The SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund's rules and guidance outline in more detail what can and cannot be funded, and the requirements of any organisation applying for funding. We've also written a helpful article on key things to consider when preparing an application. A set of FAQs has been prepared for members of the general public who require further information on the SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund.

The SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund is a completely separate initiative to the SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust, which continues with its specific aims of awarding grants to projects that promote education, training and best practice in Scotland's private rented sector.

SafeDeposits Scotland is an independent tenancy deposit scheme approved by the Scottish Government. SafeDeposits holds the deposit during the tenancy in order to keep it safe and to make sure it is available to be returned to the tenant at the end of the tenancy, if they have met the terms of their tenancy agreement. SafeDeposits also offers an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process if landlords and tenants cannot agree on how the deposit should be repaid at the end of the tenancy.

The SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust is a grant-giving charity designed to promote education, training and best practice in Scotland's private rented sector, which has awarded over £1 million in funding grants since 2016. Grant awards are decided by a board of Trustees and projects awarded must meet one or both of two specific objectives: To advance education, particularly in relation to best practice in the management of private rented housing; and to legal rights and obligations which are of particular relevance to those who are involved in the provision or management of private rented sector housing or who hold tenancies within the private rented housing sector; To advance conflict resolution through promoting the use of alternative dispute resolution processes for the more efficient resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants within the private rented housing sector.

The SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fund is available to a broader range of projects - whilst not specific to the private rented sector it is hoped that they will benefit PRS landlords, letting agents and tenants as well as the wider communities in which they live and work. SafeDeposits Scotland staff will decide on how Community Fund grants are awarded.

SafeDeposits Scotland is a not-for-profit organisation based in Scotland. Its board has decided to invest an available surplus in the communities across the length and breadth of Scotland in which its customers live and work. At a time when individuals and charities are facing unprecedented financial challenges, SafeDeposits Scotland believes that this is an appropriate and responsible use of funds. The use of funds is in line with the Tenancy Deposit Schemes (Scotland) Regulations 2011.

The aim of the SafeDeposits Scotland Community Fundis to contribute to initiatives that willbenefit people across Scotland,including our landlord, letting agent and tenant customers and their wider communities

HOW IT WORKS

Grants are awarded on a quarterly basis, with up to three grants available in each quarterly funding round

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