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Crisis and Resilience Fund (Norfolk)

Norfolk County Council

Description

Norfolk County Council's local Crisis and Resilience Fund, replacing the Household Support Fund which ended nationally 31 March 2026, running under a three-year 2026-29 settlement (£11.2m allocated for the first year, 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027). Combines responsive crisis help — direct financial support plus budgeting advice, digital support, debt guidance, and referrals into other services — with a Housing Payment strand (replacing Discretionary Housing Payments) administered locally by each of Norfolk's district and borough councils, and a £3.25m investment in voluntary-sector organisations delivering outreach and tailored support.

Amount

Discretionary — amount depends on assessed need; Housing Payments cover a shortfall in rent/housing costs

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
First established in the August 2026 Norfolk two-tier-district batch, tagging all five districts/boroughs covered by that research: Breckland (own CRF Housing Payment application page), Broadland (own page via southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk, the joint Broadland/South Norfolk service), Great Yarmouth (own discretionaryhousingpayment page confirming the CRF Housing Payment replaces DHP from 1 April 2026), Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk (own Housing Payments page), and North Norfolk (own Crisis and Resilience Fund and CRF Housing Payment pages). Widened in a follow-up Norfolk batch to add Norwich City Council (own norwich.gov.uk CRF Housing Payments page and CRF Housing Payment Policy, confirming the same 1 April 2026 DHP replacement) and South Norfolk Council (covered by the same southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk joint Broadland/South Norfolk CRF page as Broadland) — all seven Norfolk district/borough/city councils are now confirmed CRF Housing Payment administrators. Norfolk County Council's own announcement confirms the £11.2m first-year allocation and £3.25m voluntary-sector investment. Re-verified in August 2026: the general crisis-payment application route is now finalised and live — Norfolk County Council's own page now names and links to a countywide 'Crisis and Resilience Service (CRS)' application service, distinct from the district-level Housing Payment strand, superseding the earlier note that routes were still being finalised.
Requirement
Norfolk resident facing a sudden financial shock, urgent hardship, or a shortfall in housing costs; awards are discretionary and assessed case-by-case. Housing Payments require you to already be receiving Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit.

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How to apply

Apply for a general crisis payment via Norfolk County Council's Crisis and Resilience Service (CRS), linked from its Crisis and Resilience Fund page; apply for a Housing Payment via your own district/borough council's website instead (e.g. breckland.gov.uk, north-norfolk.gov.uk, west-norfolk.gov.uk).

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Other areas' version of this scheme

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

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Last verified: 20 August 2026. See the footer disclaimer — this is general information, not financial or tax advice.