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Regional development and communities

We're committed to supporting the UK's regions and communities, supporting the regeneration of low-income areas, addressing disparities, and fostering investment and growth.

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Lloyds Banking Group has its origins firmly rooted in the regions and nations of the UK. Whether that's through our support for local businesses, charity partnerships, charitable Foundations or our regional investment - we're proud to be Helping Britain Prosper

We're committed to helping realise the potential of all of the UK’s regions by actively creating opportunities for further investment and growth to support communities and businesses.

At a glance:

£43m
funding to Community Development Finance Institutions 

£35.2m

donated to our charitable Foundations in 2024 to help tackle social disadvantage

4m
trees planted since 2020 in partnership with the Woodland Trust

£3m+
raised by customers and colleagues for Crisis

Regional development

We recognise that there is still more that can be done to help address regional inequality and create thriving communities.

We're working to address regional inequality and boost the UK economy through housing and community regeneration, capturing the benefits of net zero transition and creating regional economic opportunities and inclusive growth.

The role of universities in boosting regional development

Our flagship report in collaboration with PwC UK highlights the vital role that universities play in regional development, and calls for a balanced approach to their educational, research, and civic role.

Read the article The vital role of universities in boosting regional development article

Community Development Finance Institutions

We've announced £43 million of funding to support Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs). This commitment aims to invest in 800 businesses, supporting around 10,500 jobs.

Read the article Community Development Finance Institutions

Realising Regional Potential

Together with CBI Economics and The Data City, we've undertaken research to understand the UK’s high-value and emerging clusters. The research highlights the emerging and significant sectors driving economic growth across UK regions.

Download the report Realising Regional Potential PDF, 27MB (opens in new tab)
 

Access to quality housing

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Hear from Chris Yau, Director of Origination & Sustainability in our housing team, on how we’re helping communities access quality, secure and sustainable social housing. 

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Our charitable Foundations

Our four charitable Foundations play a crucial role in tackling social disadvantage and Helping Britain Prosper.

Our four Foundations partner with hundreds of small charities in communities all over the UK and Channel Islands.

Through grants, our Foundations focus on giving charities the funding they need to provide vital local services. As well as providing funding, our Foundations combine local knowledge and expertise to help charities to become more effective and financially sustainable. Our colleagues also offer practical support to the Foundations and their charities through skills based volunteering programmes and sharing digital resources.

Bank of Scotland Foundation
 

 

Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland

Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales

Lloyds Bank Foundation for the Channel Islands

 

Charities supported by our Foundations

The Foundations support small charities helping people overcome social issues like addiction, domestic abuse, and homelessness through grants and practical support.

Read more about the charities

Charity partnerships

Working with incredible charities to make a difference.

Crisis

In 2023 we partnered with Crisis, a UK homelessness charity which works with thousands of homeless people every year, offering help so they can rebuild their lives and are supported out of homelessness for good. 

Our partnership with Crisis

The Woodland Trust

At the beginning of 2020, we started working with the Woodland Trust to plant 10 million trees across the UK by 2030.

The trees we plant are all native to the UK and will help create havens for wildlife, boost biodiversity, and absorb harmful carbon dioxide from the air. 

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Working with communities

Digital impact and inclusion

We’ve long been an advocate of digital skills and inclusion in the UK.

This has been done by: influencing through the Lloyds Bank Consumer and Business Digital Indexes to provide market-leading insight, supporting colleagues with their own skills development, and external programmes.

These programmes include the Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland Academies and our Digital Helpline – giving free help and support on a range of digital tasks for anyone that needs it.

Volunteering

Our volunteering programme encourages colleagues to spend at least eight hours per year volunteering for a charity, school or community project of their choice.

Our position at the heart of the UK gives our colleagues an unique opportunity to volunteer in their own communities. By sharing their skills, experience and time to help communities to grow and thrive.

We’re focused on 6 priority areas: customer vulnerability; financial education; sustainability; financial capability; education and young people; and employability.  

Support for the Armed Forces

We signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2015. The Covenant is our promise to the Government and the nation that we will ensure that those who serve or who have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairly.

In 2021 were given a Gold award by the Ministry of Defence, in recognition of our support, the highest award given to organisations.

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Sustainability

As the UK’s largest financial services provider, we have an important role to play in creating a more sustainable and inclusive future.

Sustainability

Supporting business

We're supporting businesses in the UK to grow and prosper.

Supporting business

Purpose & strategy

Our purpose is Helping Britain Prosper – it’s what drives us, what makes us different and defines how we profitably grow.

Helping Britain Prosper