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The Partnership Fund
In April 2004 the Department for Work and Pensions announced The Pension Service Partnership Fund, aimed at community, voluntary and not for profit organisations throughout England, Scotland and Wales.
The scheme offered short-term funding for initiatives that increase the take-up of benefits by older people – particularly the vulnerable and those in 'hard to reach' groups. The Department for the Environment, Fisheries and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) also contributed to the Fund for initiatives targeted at deprived rural areas of England.
The response to the Fund was excellent, with 740 applications received before the closing date of 30 June 2004.
Around 170 contracts were offered and accepted. These are listed on this page. All schemes are now operational.
The Fund is a finite resource for the two-year period 2004/05 and 2005/06. There will be no further bidding round.
We would like to thank all those organisations that submitted an application. There were many excellent proposals and we now look forward to working
with those that have been awarded a contract.
Contact The Partnership Fund
Contracts by government office region
Scotland
Link Wide Ltd
Glenkens Community & Arts Trust
CAB, Central Borders
Deaf Action, Edinburgh
Mid Lothian Money Advice
Alzheimer’s Scotland/ Action Dementia
Disabled & Carers Information Centre Association
Visibility
Stirling Council
The Highland Council
East Ayrshire Carers Centre
Fair, Edinburgh
RNIB, Scotland
Trust Housing Association
North East
Crossroads Gateshead
Age Concern, North Tyneside
Age Concern, Sunderland
CAB, Stockton
CAB, Darlington
Age Concern, South Tyneside
CAB, Middlesbrough
CAB, Berwick
Help The Aged, Hartlepool
Blythe Valley Disabled Forum
North West
Blackpool Borough Council
CAB, Oldham
Age Concern, Carlisle & District
Manchester City Council
Golden Gates Housing
Care & Repair
CAB, Liverpool
Wulvern Housing
Care & Repair
St Helens Council
Hyde Bangladeshi Welfare Association
Dial House, Chester
Action for Blind People
Eden Carers
Riverside Housing Association
Yorkshire and Humber
Scarborough & Ryedale Carers
South Bradford Community Network
Harriet Tubman Development Agency
Age Concern, North Yorkshire
CAB, Grimsby/Cleethorpes & District
Calderdale PCT
Independent Living North Lincs
Ebor Gardens Advice Centre
Leeds Chinese Women’s Group
Selby District Vision
East Midlands
Age Concern, Leics & Rutland
Derbyshire County Council
Nottinghamshire Deaf Society
Leicester Chinese Community Centre
Project Azadi
Corby & District Welfare Rights
SERVE, Northants
CAB, Sleaford & District
Holmewood & Heath Community Action Partnership
Extra Care Charitable Trust
CAB, South Holland, Lincs
North Kesteven District Council
Northamptonshire Association for the Blind
West Midlands
Worcs Assoc of Carers
Community Advice
Black Country Housing Group
CAB, North Warwickshire
Warwicks Welfare Rights
Coventry City Council
CAB, Stratford-upon-Avon
Age Concern, Hereford & Worcs
North Staffs, Carers Assoc
Age Concern, Ledbury
Heath Town Community Support
Beth Johnson Housing
Sandwell Sikh Community Youth Forum
Wales
Age Concern
CAB, South Denbighshire
Vision Support
Age Concern, Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan
Age Concern, Neath/ Port Talbot
Age Concern, Montgomeryshire
Age Concern, North Wales Central
Age Concern, Ceredigion
Rhondda Housing Assoc
Riverside Advice Cardiff
Bro Ddyfi Advice
East of England
Bedfordshire County Council
Luton Irish Forum
Disability Resource Centre Luton
Age Concern, Herts
Age Concern, Peterborough
Colchester Council
Watford Muslim Community Project
CAB, Thurrock
CAB, Colchester
Cambridge Independent Advice Centre
West Suffolk Association for the Blind
Dial Basildon
Tendring PCT
London
CAB, Bromley
Royal Association for Deaf People
Marylebone Bangladesh Society
Ace of Clubs
Age Concern, Lewisham
East Finchley Neighbourhood
London Borough of Redbridge
South London Irish Welfare Society
Hillingdon Carers
Sangam
Age Concern, Ealing
CAB, Enfield
Age Concern, Richmond-upon-Thames
Hoxton Trust Legal Advice Service
Croydon Council
Age Concern, Barking & Dagenham
Camden Chinese Community Centre
RNIB, Redbridge
Account3 Women’s Consultancy
South East
Age Concern, Bucks
CAB, Tadley & District
Age Concern, Berks
Windsor & Maidenhead Welfare Rights
North West Kent Carers Support
Deafplus
CAB, West Oxfordshire
East Sussex Disability Assoc
Brighton Unemployed Centre
Surrey Association for Visually Impaired
Portsmouth City Council
Eastleigh Community Services
Guildford & Waverley PCT
Hastings Advice/ Representation
South West
Centre for Sustainable Energy
Care Direct Devon
Caradon District Council
Gloucester City Council
Age Concern Swindon
CAB, Salisbury & District
Carrick District Council
Devon Law Centre
South Gloucester Community Legal
Age Concern, Wiltshire
Age Concern, Torbay
Crossroads Forest of Dean
Exeter Council for Voluntary Services
North Bristol Advice Centre
National
Carers UK
RNIB
DeafBlind UK
RNID
English rural areas funded by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
| Organisation | Area |
|---|---|
| Age Concern Durham County | North East |
| Age Concern Norfolk | East of England |
| Age Concern Teeside | North East |
| Cornwall Blind Association | South West |
| Age Concern, Yorkshire & Humber | Yorkshire & Humber |
| CAB Newark & District | East Midlands |
| Age Concern, Isle of Wight | South East |
| CAB, Alnwick & District | North East |
| Shelter North West Blackburn | North West |
| DIAL, Doncaster | Yorkshire & Humber |
| Alzheimer’s Society, Barnsley | Yorkshire & Humber |
| Building Blocks Solutions | East Midlands |
| Age Concern, West Cumbria | North West |
| Sandwich Centre for the Retired | South East |
| Voluntary Action Barnsley | Yorkshire & Humber |
| Age Concern, Nottingham | East Midlands |
| Guinness Trust 2 | East of England |
| CAB, Swale | South East |
| Age Concern Lindsey | East Midlands |
| CAB, North East Derbyshire | East Midlands |
| Age Concern Lancashire 3 | North West |
More information on successes of English rural areas can be found in the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Services Review 2006. It can be downloaded from the DEFRA website.
More information
For more information about The Partnership Fund or if you receive queries from Partner organisations about their applications:
- contact the Fund by email or
- write to:
The Partnership Fund
The Pension Service
Courtenay House
Pynes Hill
Rydon Lane
Exeter
EX2 5AZ