Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants: Grants
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the guidance entitled Common Ground Award 2025/26: Successful applicants, published 8 April 2026, what activities will be funded by the grant to the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants.
Answered by Nesil Caliskan
The Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants was awarded grant funding via the Common Ground Award to purchase new equipment and furniture for their sites, enabling them to deliver English lessons and other activities that build social cohesion.
The Common Ground Award 2025-26 aimed to recognise good practice across England in promoting social cohesion, by directly investing in organisations making a positive impact. Through the Common Ground Award, MHCLG has invested capital funding into voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisations that are bringing people together from different backgrounds, by supporting the cost of constructing or renovating facilities or the purchasing of equipment to deliver services.
The department published further details regarding how the funding has supported successful applicants – this can be found here.
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