Crisis and Resilience Fund (Lancashire)

Description

Lancashire County Council's local Crisis and Resilience Fund, replacing the Household Support Fund which ended nationally 31 March 2026. Unlike some other counties in this directory, Lancashire does not split crisis support and housing support between the county and district tiers — instead, the county council passes CRF funding directly to each of its twelve district councils, which deliver both crisis payments and housing payments themselves, alongside wider resilience services such as affordable-warmth support and new community resilience hubs.

Eligibility summary

• Available in: England.
• Open to individuals — not restricted to businesses.
• Relevant income bands: earning under the Personal Allowance.

Notes

Widened to add Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, and Wyre, each individually confirmed via its own council page as delivering the CRF locally: Rossendale's own dedicated Crisis and Resilience Fund page (applications noted as closing 26 August 2026 and reopening 9 September 2026 — a seasonal pause rather than the scheme ending, flagged for re-verification); South Ribble's own Crisis and Resilience Fund page confirming no benefits requirement to be eligible, plus a shared digital forms service with Chorley at forms.chorleysouthribble.gov.uk (Chorley side already tagged on this entry from an earlier batch); West Lancashire's own dedicated Crisis and Resilience Fund page with application by form to CRF@westlancs.gov.uk; and Wyre's own page, though Wyre's own text notes the council was still 'finalising the delivery of this fund' at research time — flagged for re-verification. Previously widened to add Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, and Ribble Valley, each individually confirmed via its own council page as delivering the CRF/CRF Housing Payment locally: Hyndburn's own dedicated Crisis and Resilience Fund page; Lancaster's own page confirms the fund is live via www.lancaster.gov.uk/crf though the council notes delivery detail was 'still finalising' at research time — flagged for re-verification; Pendle's own page confirms the CRF launched May 2026, delivered in partnership with Citizens Advice East Lancashire (crisis support) and local community providers such as Newground and Colne Open Door Centre (resilience services); Preston's own dedicated Crisis and Resilience Fund page, with a resident helpline on 01772 906777; and Ribble Valley's own confirmation that Discretionary Housing Payments were replaced by a Crisis and Resilience Fund Housing Payment from 1 April 2026. Originally modelled as one county-wide entry for Burnley, Chorley, and Fylde, each checked individually for its own delivery arrangement rather than assumed uniform — Burnley's own Crisis and Resilience Fund Housing Payments page, Chorley's (delivered jointly with South Ribble Borough Council via the shared forms service noted above), and Fylde's own news page confirming a direct £817,501 allocation. The wider fund also covers Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool, both already tracked separately in this directory as unitary authorities outside Lancashire County Council. All twelve Lancashire district/borough councils are now tagged on this entry.

Requirement

Lancashire resident facing a sudden financial crisis or a shortfall in housing costs; awards are discretionary and assessed case-by-case by the resident's own district council.

Other areas' version of this scheme

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