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Crisis and Resilience Fund (Hampshire)

Hampshire County Council (Crisis Payments via Citizens Advice; Housing Payments delivered by district/borough councils)

Description

Hampshire County Council's local Crisis and Resilience Fund, replacing the Household Support Fund and Discretionary Housing Payments which both ended nationally 31 March 2026, backed by up to £33m through to March 2029 (£10.4m allocated for 2026/27 alone). Crisis Payments — for residents facing sudden financial hardship, including extra support for households struggling with heating oil costs and continued backing for community food pantries — are administered on the county council's behalf by local Citizens Advice services, while Housing Payments — for a shortfall between Housing Benefit/Universal Credit and actual rent — are administered individually by each Hampshire district and borough council.

Amount

Discretionary — amount depends on assessed need; not published as a fixed figure

Deadline

Rolling / no fixed deadline

Eligibility summary

  • Available in: England.
  • Open to individuals — not restricted to businesses.
  • Relevant income bands: earning under the Personal Allowance.
Notes
Widened in the August 2026 batch covering Havant, New Forest, Rushmoor, Test Valley and Winchester — the remaining five Hampshire two-tier districts — to add all five as confirmed members, completing coverage of all eleven Hampshire district/borough councils. Each was checked individually for its own Housing Payment page rather than assumed uniform: Havant's own /housing-payments page, New Forest's own 'Extra help with paying your rent' page, Rushmoor's own Crisis and Resilience Fund page (with a dedicated Crisis Relief Fund Housing Payments application form), Test Valley's own Housing Payment page, and Winchester's own crisis-resilience-fund-housing-payment page, all confirming the same Housing Payment strand administered locally alongside Hampshire County Council's centrally-administered Crisis Payments. Originally modelled as one entry for the six Hampshire districts in an earlier batch, mirroring the same two-tier pattern already used for Gloucestershire, Essex, East Sussex, Devon, Derbyshire and Cambridgeshire's county-wide crisis funds in this directory. Southampton City Council and Portsmouth City Council are separate unitary authorities with their own pre-existing Crisis and Resilience Fund entries in this directory and are not duplicated here.
Requirement
Hampshire resident facing a sudden financial crisis or a shortfall in housing costs; awards are discretionary and assessed case-by-case.

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How to apply

Apply for Crisis Payments via your local Citizens Advice on Hampshire County Council's behalf; apply for Housing Payments via your own district or borough council's website.

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Other areas' version of this scheme

Crisis and Resilience Fund (Hampshire) is run locally — here's the same scheme in other areas.

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Crisis and Resilience Fund (Barking and Dagenham)

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham's local Crisis and Resilience Fund, worth approximately £11m over three years (2026-2029), replacing the Household Support Fund and Discretionary Housing Payments. Covers Crisis Payments and Move-in Packs (furniture/appliances for residents moving into an unfurnished property) and Housing Payments (£727,763 allocated for 2026/27) for residents needing emergency support with rent or moving costs.

Discretionary — amount depends on assessed need; Housing Payment element funded at £727,763 for 2026/27Rolling / no fixed deadlineEnglandLondon Borough of Barking and Dagenham
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Crisis and Resilience Fund (Barnet)

Barnet Council

Barnet's local Crisis and Resilience Fund, replacing the Household Support Fund (which closed to new Barnet referrals from 5pm on 27 February 2026). Made up of Crisis Payments (one-off cash for sudden, unexpected expenses), Housing Payments (replacing the Discretionary Housing Fund), and Resilience Support (debt advice, income maximisation, budgeting and savings support).

Discretionary — amount depends on assessed need; not published as a fixed figureRolling / no fixed deadlineEnglandLondon Borough of Barnet
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Crisis and Resilience Fund (Barnsley)

Barnsley Council

Barnsley's local Crisis and Resilience Fund, with £4.7m allocated for 2026/27, replacing the Household Support Fund and Discretionary Housing Payments from 1 April 2026. Crisis Payments cover food and basic living essentials, essential household appliances, utilities, priority/emergency debt, and essential transport, alongside interest-free credit union loans, housing payments, heating oil support, and resettlement grants for new tenants.

Discretionary — amount depends on assessed need; not published as a fixed figureRolling / no fixed deadlineEnglandBarnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
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Crisis and Resilience Fund (Bath and North East Somerset)

Bath and North East Somerset Council

Bath and North East Somerset Council's local Crisis and Resilience Fund, replacing the Household Support Fund which ended nationally 31 March 2026. Supports residents facing a sudden, unexpected expense or drop in income with food, winter clothing, energy costs (including heating oil), household bills, essential travel, and furniture/appliances, provided as cash, vouchers, or essential items and services depending on circumstances.

Discretionary — cash, vouchers, or essential items/services depending on assessed needRolling / no fixed deadlineEnglandBath and North East Somerset Council
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Crisis and Resilience Fund (Bedford)

Bedford Borough Council

Bedford Borough Council's planned local Crisis and Resilience Fund, replacing the Household Support Fund which ended nationally 31 March 2026, with £2.5m allocated for 2026/27 to cover Crisis Payments, Housing Payments, Resilience Services, and Community Coordination over a scheme running to 31 March 2029. The council's own page still described the scheme as aiming to start 'by June 2026' at research time, with other coverage suggesting the scheme had still not been finalised as of July 2026 — genuinely unclear whether it has fully launched.

Not yet published — launch status unconfirmed at research timeRolling / no fixed deadlineEnglandBedford Borough Council
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Crisis and Resilience Fund (Bexley)

London Borough of Bexley

Bexley's local Crisis and Resilience Fund, replacing the Household Support Fund from 1 April 2026 and running to 31 March 2029. Four strands: Crisis Support (short-term emergency help), Housing Payments (help with rent shortfalls), Resilience Services, and Community Coordination, assessed against the type of crisis, financial circumstances, outstanding debts, and any other government support already accessed.

Discretionary — amount depends on assessed need; not published as a fixed figureRolling / no fixed deadlineEnglandLondon Borough of Bexley

Last verified: 19 August 2026. See the footer disclaimer — this is general information, not financial or tax advice.