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Crisis Payment Scheme (Bracknell Forest)

Bracknell Forest Council

Description

Bracknell Forest Council's local crisis payment scheme, funded through the Crisis and Resilience Fund and replacing the Household Support Fund which ended 31 March 2026. Provides short-term, one-off support in an emergency when family, friends, charities, or insurance cannot help, covering food, energy, and water costs and other essential emergency expenses.

Amount

Indicative: around £250 (single person) to £500 (family with dependent children), decided case-by-case

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
Indicative payment levels only, decided case-by-case: around £250 for a single person, £400 for a couple, £500 for a family with dependent children.
Requirement
Low-income, vulnerable Bracknell Forest households facing a financial shock, where family, friends, charities, or insurance cannot help. Applicants must consent to information sharing with other agencies, and only one application per household is allowed during the funding year.

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How to apply

Complete the online form via the council's benefits portal, or contact the Financial Inclusion team at fit@bracknell-forest.gov.uk or 01344 352010.

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Other areas' version of this scheme

Crisis Payment Scheme (Bracknell Forest) is run locally — here's the same scheme in other areas.

Grant

Crisis Payment Scheme (Isles of Scilly Charitable Trusts)

Council of the Isles of Scilly (delivered jointly with the Isles of Scilly Charitable Trust and the Richard Addison Charitable Trust)

The Council of the Isles of Scilly's replacement for the Household Support Fund (which ended nationally on 31 March 2026) is structurally different from a typical council's Crisis and Resilience Fund: rather than administering payments directly, the council funds a joint Crisis Payment scheme delivered by two independent local charities, the Isles of Scilly Charitable Trust (for applicants under 60) and the Richard Addison Charitable Trust (for applicants 60 and over), sharing a single application form. Support addresses financial shocks from disasters, accidents, health emergencies, relationship breakdown, essential item failure, or unexpected income loss.

Up to £350 per application for households with children, a pensioner, or a disabled person; up to £250 for other households (maximum two payments per household per year)Rolling / no fixed deadlineEnglandCouncil of the Isles of Scilly

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