Welcome to
Lightning Reach

We seamlessly connect people in financial hardship to the support they need, quickly and securely.

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Lightning Reach Portal

Purpose

Lightning Reach portal

Streamlining access to support

One-stop portal enabling access to a wide range of financial support

Accelerating delivery

Enabling support providers to reduce administration and speed up processing

Secure

Modern platform with anti-fraud technology, security and data protection

Founded in the midst of the pandemic, we aim to help people facing financial hardship to receive support, recover from shocks and build financial resilience.

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News and updates

Press: The Guardian

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Press: Civil Society

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Case study: Lambeth Council

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Making a real impact

We’ve already helped over >30,000 people find and apply for support, and facilitated over £2 million in grants.

“The [Lightning Reach] portal made the whole process very straightforward. Filling out the forms was really easy and sending documents was simple, even on my iPhone. It only took about three or four working days too!”

Millicent, London

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