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Islington Council

Crisis and Resilience Fund

Islington Council's fund for residents facing a financial emergency, funded by the UK government, the council and partners and replacing the Resident Support Scheme. It makes one-off crisis payments for essentials such as food, electricity and clothing, and housing payments for rent shortfalls, deposits and moving costs, alongside debt, benefits, work and energy advice. It is for individuals, not organisations, and is available all year round.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • People who live in Islington and are in financial crisis
  • For a crisis payment you must be on a low income (usually getting or able to get income-based benefits), without enough savings to meet daily needs, and have had a financial shock in the last 8 weeks - such as losing your job or a drop in benefits, leaving home because of domestic abuse, a flood, fire or other disaster, a death or accident in the family, a health or mental health emergency, needing to repair or replace an essential item like a bed or cooker, or moving costs
  • For a housing payment you must get Housing Benefit or the housing part of Universal Credit and be struggling with rent because of the bedroom tax, Benefit Cap or Local Housing Allowance, or need help with a deposit or removal costs
  • In most cases you will only get one payment in 12 months

What it funds

  • Crisis payments: one payment for urgent help to pay for essentials - food, electricity and clothing
  • Housing payments: rent, if your benefits do not cover your rent because of bedroom tax, Benefit Cap or Local Housing Allowance
  • Housing payments: rent deposits
  • Housing payments: removal or moving costs
  • Support for the future: debt advice, help to claim benefits, help with skills and finding work, and energy advice

How to apply

  1. Choose the route that suits you: council tenants contact their income officer; housing association tenants contact their housing association; private renters call 020 7527 6371
  2. Get a referral from council services or a local partner organisation that is supporting you
  3. Contact Access Islington: phone 020 7527 8222, email heretohelp@islington.gov.uk, or visit an Access Islington Hub
  4. Answer the questions to check whether you qualify; the council then decides
  5. If approved, choose payment into your bank account or by letter to cash at the Post Office; household items or removals may be bought or booked for you

applying does not guarantee a payment; if you do not get one you can still get help with debt, benefits and employment.

Have ready

  • National Insurance number
  • Council Tax Support or Housing Benefit reference number
  • Details of any benefits, such as your Universal Credit statement
  • Recent bank statement, if you want the money paid into a bank account
  • Proof of your money problems, such as an incident number, letter from a former employer, benefit letter, GP or NHS health record, statement from a support worker, police crime reference, or photos or insurer report for a disaster

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