Crisis and Resilience Fund
The Crisis and Resilience Fund is intended to help people cope with a sudden, unexpected expense or loss of income, and also help build longer term financial resilience.
The fund is provided by the UK Government and administered locally by Wakefield Council.
Crisis payments aim to:
support low-income residents who are experiencing a sudden financial shock - this includes a loss of income or unexpected essential expense
prevent people from entering crisis - the fund provides timely support to manage pressures and maintain control
prevent crises from growing
You can apply for a Crisis payment if you are:
a resident in the Wakefield District and have a low income
have limited accessible funds
have no savings or assets that could reasonably meet the need.
The fund covers Housing Payment which replaces Discretionary Housing Payments.
Applications can be made by residents, or by representatives acting with the resident’s consent.
Application decision
If you are unhappy with our decision and think the scheme criteria has not been applied correctly, you can ask for a review to be carried out.
To request a review, please email financialwelfare@wakefield.gov.uk. Please outline the scheme criteria you believe has been incorrectly applied.
We will aim to respond to your review request within 10 working days.
