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Epsom And Ewell: Household Support Fund & Crisis and Resilience Fund

What Epsom And Ewell’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 14 September 2026

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

What Epsom And Ewell’s scheme covers

Award: Cannot exceed eligible weekly rent; exact amount depends on circumstances
Who qualifies: Must be entitled to Housing Benefit, or Universal Credit with housing costs towards rent
How to apply: Apply online where possible, or contact the benefits team by email if unable to apply online
Not covered: Excludes ineligible rent elements such as heating, lighting and water charges
Funding period: Available in the 2026-27 financial year
Government allocation: £126,779 for 2026-27

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council is one of 11 district councils in Surrey. In a two-tier area the county council runs crisis payments and the district runs the housing side of the fund — rent shortfalls, a deposit, rent in advance. Surrey County Council was allocated £7,278,801 for 2026-27; Epsom and Ewell Borough Council was allocated £126,779 of its own. If what you need is help with food or energy rather than rent, start with the Surrey scheme.

What Epsom And Ewell itself says

Award. “This depends on your circumstances, but we cannot pay more than your eligible weekly rent”
Who qualifies. “entitled to either: HB, or UC with housing costs towards rental liability”
How to apply. “Applications for Housing Payments should be made online where possible”
Not covered. “certain ineligible elements of the rent eg heating, lighting, water charges”
Funding period. “in the 2026-27 financial year”

Quoted from Epsom And Ewell’s own page↗ and its application page↗, checked 14 September 2026. Nothing on this page is paraphrased into a rule the council has not published. The government allocation is from Annex A of the Crisis and Resilience Fund grant determination 2026 to 2027↗.

Apply on Epsom And Ewell’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 Epsom And Ewell scheme page

Source: Epsom and Ewell Borough Council — Crisis and Resilience Fund. Opened 10 September 2026.

Where this money comes from

Central government funds it; the council sets the rules. A payment does not affect your benefits. How the fund works nationally.

Other help you may qualify for

Eligibility checker — see what you could be entitled to.
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.

Not in Epsom And Ewell?

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↗.

Outside England the scheme has a different name: the Scottish Welfare Fund in Scotland, the Discretionary Assistance Fund in Wales, and Discretionary Support in Northern Ireland.

Recently checked elsewhere: Erewash, Maldon, Tunbridge Wells — see all 141.

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This page is independent. It is not run by Epsom and Ewell Borough 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.