UK not-for-profit groups specialising in legal advice for immigration issues can once again apply for a grant from the Strategic Legal Fund (SLF).
The SLF supports strategic legal work in the UK which benefits asylum seekers, refugees and migrants which are defined by SLF as those:
- Who are living in poverty and
- Who face significant disadvantage or discrimination in connection with their immigration status.
The SLF funds strategic legal work in any area of law where migrant groups experience disadvantage or discrimination as a result of migration status.
The SLF only supports strategic legal work carried out in the UK. This is defined as work where the impact is likely to go beyond an individual case, and to result in changes to law, policy and practice that will benefit a wider group of people.
The funding is for one of two kinds of strategic legal work:
- The research and development of cases pre-litigation including: gathering evidence to test a hypothesis or research to establish authorities' policy and practice, identifying potential plaintiffs/applicants/appellants; researching whether to proceed; translating relevant material; and evaluating a litigation strategy.
- Third party "interventions" in existing cases, which allow a non-party intervener to assist the court in arriving in its decision in a case, acting as an amicus curiae, a friend of the court.
The maximum grant is £30,000; however, groups are encouraged to apply for lesser amounts. The average grant size is around £12,000. The maximum grant length is 12 months, though most grants are for six months or less.
The next deadline for applications is 27 October 2025.
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