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Guidance

Crisis and Resilience Fund (1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029)

Guidance for local authorities on delivering the Crisis and Resilience Fund in England.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published:
13 January 2026
Last updated:
7 April 2026
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  1. Updated paragraph 83 text on when local authorities should aim to deliver crisis payments. Also updated paragraph 177 text to clarify any award made in respect of financial year ending (FYE) March 2026 should be recorded as Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP).

  2. The guide has been updated to take into account the increase in the Crisis and Resilience Fund for fuel oil price increase.

  3. New points 170, 222 and 228 added and paragraph numbering updated

  4. Replaced 'Crisis and Resilience Fund (1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029): Management Information (Combined) reporting requirements' PDF with HTML version of document. Updated title of landing page.

  5. Added 'Crisis and Resilience Fund (1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029): Management Information (Combined) reporting requirements' PDF attachment.

  6. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Crisis and Resilience Fund: Guidance for local authorities in England (1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029)

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Crisis and Resilience Fund (1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029): management information (combined) reporting requirements

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Crisis and Resilience Fund management information (combined) data

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Details

If you need support, you can find out how to get help through the Crisis Resilience Fund from your local council.

From 1 April 2026, the new Crisis and Resilience Fund will be launched in England.  

The Crisis and Resilience Fund provides grant funding to local authorities in England to provide preventative support to communities, as well as assisting people when faced with a financial crisis. 

The Crisis and Resilience Fund’s guidance provides detailed information to support local authorities design their schemes. 

Funding for the Crisis and Resilience Fund covers the period starting 1 April 2026 and ending 31 March 2029. Provisional Allocations and draft grant conditions for the fund have already been published, and will be finalised in due course.

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