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Cornwall: Household Support Fund & Crisis and Resilience Fund

What Cornwall’s local crisis scheme covers, how to apply, and whether it was open when we checked.

Written by the benefitmoney.co.uk editorial team · Last reviewed 10 September 2026

Cornwall Council runs its local crisis help as the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF). It is a grant — not a loan: help with essentials, nothing to repay. This is a summary; Cornwall’s own page (linked below) is the authority and the current position.

What Cornwall’s scheme covers

Covers: Emergency financial help; essential household costs; support to stay safely in your home; referrals to advice; housing assistance
Status: active from 1 April 2026 (confirmed 10 September 2026)
Funding period: From 1 April 2026; one-off £100 payment in Autumn 2026 to eligible pensioner households

Ineligible if you have received more than £1,500 in crisis support in the last 12 months

Before you apply

Have this ready. Your last two most recent bank statements, for all current and savings accounts
Use the right route. Online application form, then the Better Off Calculator shared with an adviser; last two months' bank statements required
Check it is still open. active from 1 April 2026 We confirmed this on 10 September 2026.

Only what Cornwall states on its own page. Other councils ask for more — see what they have in common.

Apply on Cornwall’s website

Applications are made on the council’s own site — this page collects nothing. If the link has moved, search the council site for “crisis and resilience”, then “household support”, then “welfare assistance”.

Open the Cornwall scheme page

Source: Cornwall Council — Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF). Opened 10 September 2026.

The Household Support Fund, in plain terms

Across England the Household Support Fund has largely been renamed the Crisis and Resilience Fund and now runs to 31 March 2029. It is money central government gives to upper-tier councils to help households with essentials — food, energy, and sometimes white goods. A payment does not affect your benefits. How the fund works nationally.

Other help you may qualify for

White-goods grants — a broken fridge, cooker or washing machine.
Budgeting Advance or Budgeting Loan — interest-free from the DWP.
Credit union loans — the cheapest borrowing, capped at 3% a month.
DWP phone numbers — which line to call, and for what.

Not in Cornwall?

See the other councils we have checked, or find yours via GOV.UK’s Get help with the cost of living from your local council↗.

Find your council by postcode

Not in Cornwall? Enter a postcode and we will point you at the right council’s Crisis and Resilience Fund page.

We look the postcode up with the free postcodes.io service to find your local authority. Nothing you type is stored.

This page is independent. It is not run by Cornwall Council, the Department for Work and Pensions or GOV.UK. Council schemes change without notice; the council’s own page is always the current position.