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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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Islington Council Crisis and Resilience Fund 2026/27

Published allocation

£4,074,602

Government allocation to Islington Council for 2026/27

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Scheme status

Open

Open. Crisis Payments, Housing Payments and resilience support published.

Last verified: 13 August 2026

What support is available?

Emergency cashHousing costsRent

Islington delivers Crisis Payments, Housing Payments and resilience support. Housing Payment applicants must receive Housing Benefit or the Universal Credit housing element and face an additional housing difficulty such as the bedroom tax, the Benefit Cap, a Local Housing Allowance shortfall, a rent deposit or removal costs. Access is through a housing provider, a referral from the council or a local partner, by telephone, or in person at the Access Islington Hub.

Who may qualify?

Not published

Residency requirement

Not published

Benefit requirement

Housing Payments: Housing Benefit or the Universal Credit housing element, plus an additional housing difficulty.

Income requirement

Not published

Crisis requirement

Not published

Eligibility is determined by the council.

How to apply

Open. Crisis Payments, Housing Payments and resilience support published. An application route is not published on the council source we checked.

Application method

Referral, Telephone, In person

Phone

020 7527 8222

Application deadline

Not published

Payment methods

Not published

Official source

Source: Islington Council

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

  • 13 August 2026: Open — Components, access routes and Housing Payment eligibility verified.

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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.