Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 78964

Crisis and Resilience Fund

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Patrick Hurley

LabourSouthport

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of furniture provisions as a core component of the Crisis and Resilience Fund on people in receipt of Housing Benefit; and what steps he i

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The new Crisis and Resilience Fund will be introduced from 1 April 2026. This represents the first ever multi-year settlement for locally delivered crisis support. This longer-term funding approach aims to enable local authorities to provide preventative ...

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