Lightning Reach Lightning Reach makes accessing financial support simpler for the people who need it, and for the organisations who deliver it. Lightning Reach is a UK financial support platform that helps people discover and apply for grants, benefits, help with bills and other financial assistance. It also helps councils, charities, housing associations, utilities and other organisations find people in need, assess eligibility, manage applications and deliver support through one connected platform. Get financial support • Find support: Find and apply for grants, benefits, bill support, advice, homelessness support and other financial assistance matched to your circumstances. • Sign up or log in: Create a free Lightning Reach profile, discover personalised support matches and manage applications. • User stories: Stories from people who have found and received financial support through Lightning Reach. • Frequently asked questions: Answers about eligibility, how Lightning Reach works, security, available support and using the platform. For organisations • Partner with Lightning Reach: Learn how organisations can administer schemes, assess applications, make referrals and deliver financial support through Lightning Reach. • Case studies: Examples of councils, charities, housing providers, utilities and other organisations using Lightning Reach to improve support delivery. Lightning Reach supports organisations across the full support journey, from finding and matching people to relevant help through application assessment, referrals, fulfilment and outcome tracking. Sectors • Local authorities: Help councils connect residents to financial support, streamline local welfare delivery, coordinate referrals and track outcomes. • Utilities: Help utility customers access grants, bill support and wider financial assistance before financial difficulties escalate. • Housing associations: Help tenants access financial support earlier, reduce pressure on frontline teams and improve tenancy outcomes. • Charities: Help charities distribute grants more efficiently, manage applications and reach eligible beneficiaries. Solutions • Partner Hub: Administer support schemes, manage applications, make warm referrals to other organisations and maintain visibility across the wider support journey. • Budget Checker: Understand an individual's income and expenditure and connect them to relevant financial support through one journey. • Crisis & Resilience Fund: Help local authorities deploy hardship and crisis funding with eligibility checks, application management and audit trails. • Homelessness Pathway: Identify people at risk of homelessness and connect them with appropriate support before situations escalate. • Support Worker Accounts: Allow support professionals to find and apply for financial support on behalf of the people they help. Platform features • Platform features: Overview of Lightning Reach's tools for managing and delivering financial support. • Application Manager: Manage financial support applications and application workflows. • Open Banking: Use secure financial data to support eligibility and financial assessment processes. • Income & Expenditure: Capture and assess income and expenditure information as part of the support journey. • Delivery & Fulfilment: Deliver awarded support and manage fulfilment through the platform. • Fraud Prevention: Tools designed to help organisations identify and reduce fraudulent or ineligible applications. • Reporting: Track support delivery, outcomes and programme performance. • Integrations: Connect Lightning Reach with other systems and organisational workflows. • Support Worker Accounts: Give frontline teams tools to support and apply on behalf of clients. About Lightning Reach • About us: Learn about Lightning Reach, its mission and the organisation behind the platform. • Our impact: Learn about the financial support delivered and the impact Lightning Reach has had on individuals and partner organisations. • Careers: Explore current opportunities to join Lightning Reach. • Contact: Contact Lightning Reach for general, support or partnership enquiries. Lightning Reach is operated by Lightning Social Ventures Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. Insights and resources • Blog: Insights, guidance and news about financial support, financial resilience and support delivery. • Events and webinars: Upcoming and previous Lightning Reach events, webinars and training sessions. • Press and media: Lightning Reach press coverage, announcements and media resources. Legal and privacy • Privacy policy: Information about how Lightning Reach collects, processes and protects personal data. • Cookie policy: Information about cookies and tracking technologies used by Lightning Reach. • Terms and conditions: Terms governing use of Lightning Reach services. Important links • Lightning Reach homepage: Main Lightning Reach website. • Find financial support: Start exploring available financial support. • Lightning Reach application portal: Sign up, log in, view support matches and manage applications. • Partner with Lightning Reach: Information for organisations interested in using Lightning Reach.