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South Derbyshire: Household Support Fund & Crisis and Resilience Fund

What South Derbyshire’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

South Derbyshire District 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; South Derbyshire’s own page (linked below) is the authority and the current position.

What South Derbyshire’s scheme covers

Who qualifies: Only considered if awarded Housing Benefit or Universal Credit that includes the housing costs element
How to apply: Apply for a Housing Payment via an online form
Not covered: No award if HB/UC is suspended or sanctioned, for rent shortfalls from ineligible service charges or overpayment recovery, rent arrears increases, household bills/goods, Council Tax, mortgage costs, or once the year's budget is exhausted
Government allocation: £101,291 for 2026-27

South Derbyshire District Council is one of 8 district councils in Derbyshire. 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. Derbyshire County Council was allocated £9,319,870 for 2026-27; South Derbyshire District Council was allocated £101,291 of its own. If what you need is help with food or energy rather than rent, start with the Derbyshire scheme.

What South Derbyshire itself says

Who qualifies. “We can only consider an application for Housing Payment if you have been awarded Housing Benefit (HB) or Universal Credit (UC) that includes housing costs element”
How to apply. “Apply for a Housing Payment”
Not covered. “Either HB or UC has been suspended”

Quoted from South Derbyshire’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 South Derbyshire’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 South Derbyshire scheme page

Source: South Derbyshire District 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

Help with energy bills — grants and supplier schemes.
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.

Not in South Derbyshire?

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: South Norfolk, West Lancashire, Gosport — see all 141.

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This page is independent. It is not run by South Derbyshire District 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.