It also aims to draw on the ‘lived experiences’ of people who have experienced the issues being tackled.

Funding is available to organisations with an income of less than £250,000 and who deliver against one of the below areas, which link with Comic Relief’s new funding strategy:

Tackling immediate impacts of hardship: Organisations that directly address the immediate impacts of poverty, including providing food, warmth, shelter and financial advice such as foodbanks, community hubs, homeless shelters or welfare advice agencies.

Building resilience to poverty and hardship: Organisations that deliver activities to empower people to take positive steps out of poverty in the longer term. Examples include skills training, job search, volunteering, mental resilience and financial confidence skills.

Working to support equity and inclusion: Organisations that champion social justice, diversity and inclusion. This could involve service or projects to tackle inequalities which can lead to poverty and exclusion including gender, sexuality, age, race, language or ability.

Working to support climate justice: Supporting activities that improve energy efficiency, environmental education and resilience-building within communities most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, such communities at risk of flooding or urban heat islands and those more vulnerable to extreme weather events, such as older people, isolated communities or people with disabilities. Projects might include community awareness sessions, carbon literacy training and practical measures.