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King's Lynn And West Norfolk: Household Support Fund & Crisis and Resilience Fund

What King's Lynn And West Norfolk’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

Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk 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; King's Lynn And West Norfolk’s own page (linked below) is the authority and the current position.

What King's Lynn And West Norfolk’s scheme covers

What you get: Temporary, discretionary help towards rent (amount not fixed)
Who qualifies: Must receive Housing Benefit or Universal Credit with a housing element and need extra help paying rent
How to apply: Apply using the council's online form
You will need: Proof of income/outgoings and three months' bank statements for all accounts
Not covered: Cannot cover service charges not covered by benefit, e.g. meals, water charges and heating
Government allocation: £219,853 for 2026-27

Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk is one of 7 district councils in Norfolk. 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. Norfolk County Council was allocated £14,309,555 for 2026-27; Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk was allocated £219,853 of its own. If what you need is help with food or energy rather than rent, start with the Norfolk scheme.

What King's Lynn And West Norfolk itself says

What you get. “we might be able to give you some temporary help”
Who qualifies. “If you receive Housing Benefit, or Universal Credit with a housing element, but need extra help to pay your rent, we might be able to give you some temporary help”
How to apply. “You can apply for the fund using our form below”
You will need. “three months of bank statements for all accounts”
Not covered. “Housing Payments cannot cover: service charges not covered by Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit - for example meals, water charges and heating”

Quoted from King's Lynn And West Norfolk’s own 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 King's Lynn And West Norfolk’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 King's Lynn And West Norfolk scheme page

Source: Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk — 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

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.
Borrowing while on benefits — what it costs and what it does to your award.

Not in King's Lynn And West Norfolk?

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: Kirklees, Peterborough, Ashfield — see all 141.

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This page is independent. It is not run by Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk, the Department for Work and Pensions or GOV.UK. Council schemes change without notice; the council’s own page is always the current position.