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Crisis and Resilience Fund: Help Available by Council

Find out how the Crisis and Resilience Fund is being delivered by councils across England, including published funding allocations, local schemes, application information and the types of support available.

The Crisis and Resilience Fund is delivered locally, so the help available and how residents access it can vary between areas. SupportFund tracks official council information and links directly to the original council source.

Local schemes can change during the financial year. Always check the linked council source before applying. SupportFund records the date each scheme was last verified.

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Somerset Council Crisis and Resilience Fund 2026/27

Published allocation

£8,327,956

Government allocation to Somerset Council for 2026/27

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Scheme status

Open

Open. Delivered with Citizens Advice Somerset.

Last verified: 13 August 2026

What support is available?

FoodEnergyWaterEmergency cashDebt adviceBudgeting support

Somerset Council publishes a Crisis Resilience Fund offering urgent help with essential living costs including food, energy and water. Citizens Advice Somerset describes delivering crisis payments on a cash-first basis, with vouchers or goods-in-kind where appropriate, plus wraparound financial resilience support such as income maximisation, debt advice and budgeting.

Who may qualify?

Not published

Residency requirement

Somerset residents.

Benefit requirement

Not published

Income requirement

Not published

Crisis requirement

Sudden financial difficulty, such as an unexpected loss of income or essential cost.

Eligibility is determined by the council.

How to apply

Apply on council website →

Application method

Online application, Professional referral

Phone

Not published

Application deadline

Not published

Payment methods

Cash payment, Voucher, Goods supplied directly

Official source

Source: Somerset Council

View council information →

Council page last updated: Not published · Last verified: 13 August 2026 · Verification: Verified

  • 13 August 2026: Open — Final large-authority gap pass: verified from the council page, with delivery detail attributed to Citizens Advice Somerset.

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Allocations: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Crisis and Resilience Fund Grant Determination 2026 to 2027 (Annex A). Checked 12 August 2026. Scheme information is published by each council; SupportFund compiles and dates the directory but is not the original source of council scheme information.