Crisis and Resilience Fund

The government has announced new funding to support people who are in financial crisis.

The new fund, called the Crisis and Resilience Fund, is intended to help people cope with a sudden, unexpected expense or loss of income, while also helping with longer term financial resilience.

The fund will run from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029. Reading Borough Council has been allocated £2.3million to spend from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

We are currently finalising the Crisis Resilience Fund and will update this website when we are ready to launch the scheme. In the meantime, please continue to use the Discretionary Housing Payment application form below to apply for help with housing costs from 1 April 2026.

We’re aiming for our scheme to start by July 2026.

The Crisis and Resilience Fund is funded by the UK Government