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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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Oldham Council Crisis and Resilience Fund 2026/27

Published allocation

£5,746,924

Government allocation to Oldham Council for 2026/27

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Scheme status

Open

Open — Oldham Council publishes resident-facing information on Crisis Payments, Housing Payments and wider advice support.

Last verified: 12 August 2026

What support is available?

FoodEnergyEssential household goodsHousing costsRentVouchersChildren's essentialsMoney adviceDebt adviceTenancy support

Oldham Council delivers the Crisis and Resilience Fund through Crisis Payments for residents facing sudden money problems who cannot meet basic needs (published examples include fire, flood, leaving domestic abuse and sudden illness), covering supermarket vouchers for food, energy costs and essential household items. The council also provides Housing Payments for residents struggling with rent or at risk of homelessness, holiday hunger supermarket vouchers for eligible children receiving free school meals, rent deposits and tenancy bonds for residents working with Housing Options, and wider debt, benefits, housing, energy-bill and financial wellbeing advice through the Oldham Advice Service.

Who may qualify?

Crisis Payments are for residents experiencing sudden money problems who cannot meet basic needs. Housing Payments may be available where the resident receives Housing Benefit or Universal Credit and cannot meet the full cost of rent. Holiday hunger vouchers are provided automatically for eligible children receiving free school meals rather than through a CRF application.

Residency requirement

Not published

Benefit requirement

Not published

Income requirement

Not published

Crisis requirement

Not published

Eligibility is determined by the council.

How to apply

Apply on council website →

Application method

Online application, Automatic award

Phone

Not published

Application deadline

Not published

Payment methods

Supermarket voucher, Housing payment, Advice/service

Official source

Source: Oldham Council

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Council page last updated: Not published · Last verified: 12 August 2026 · Verification: Verified

  • 12 August 2026: Information published — Decision record confirms funding acceptance and approval of Crisis Payment and Housing Payment policies; no resident application route published.
  • 12 August 2026: Open — Resident-facing council information now published covering Crisis Payments, Housing Payments, holiday hunger vouchers, rent deposits and advice services.

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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.