SE15 Community Fund

The SE15 Community Fund offers financial help to people living in the SE15 postcode. This fund can be used for any purpose. There is no judgement, nor is there any obligation to pay back the money. We are a group of SE15-based neighbours who believe in helping our neighbours when they are in need - on the basis of solidarity, not charity. 

This fund is available to anyone currently living in the SE15 postcode, however, the grant is limited to 1 application per household rather than per resident. You must upload recent proof of address, confirming that you live within the SE15 postcode. You do not have to provide any evidence of what the expense will be covering, but we do ask that you use the grant in good faith. We do not require any more personal details - feel free to just upload the initials of your name when making an Open Collective personal profile in order to remain anonymous. For those with no fixed address, please get in contact at [email protected] as we will still try our best to help. 

Please look at our User Guide for full instructions on how to claim from the fund via Open Collective. 

Neighbours can apply for up to £50 at a time. Take only what you need, so that others can also get help. Each household can receive cash up to once per calendar month - this limit is intended to ensure that as many people as possible get the help they need. 

Our host normally makes payments on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, however the cutoff point for them is now 1pm on these days. Any expenses that are submitted after 1pm on those days will be picked up in the next batch of scheduled payments.

Anything that you are able to give to support the fund, no matter how small, is greatly appreciated. As a steer, some people might give the equivalent of one days’ wages, for a lump sum donation. Even better would be a monthly or even weekly recurring contribution which will help provide more consistent support to fellow neighbours and avoid a situation where the pot is empty when someone needs it. You can contribute via bank transfer, card payment and Paypal. 

For this reason, bank transfers are our preferred method of donation. You will be sent an e-mail containing the bank details and a reference number. This happens almost instantaneously, so please check in your ‘junk mail’ folder if you can’t see it in your ‘inbox’. Please quote the payment reference number supplied when you commit to the donation - as this ensures the money is credited to the SE15 Community Fund. 

The current administrators of the fund are four SE15 residents who met through local mutual aid groups, created in response to the pandemic. The fund is run in accordance with our constitution, which can be read here.

When uploading your personal data into this fund, your data is covered by the privacy policy of the Open Collective, who are based in the US, and as such data protection is covered by US law rather than UK and EU data laws. Their full privacy policy can be found here: https://opencollective.com/privacypolicy . Any personal data received directly by the fund will be handled in compliance with current GDPR regulations.