Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 26
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Acknowledged
Multi-year funding for Crisis and Resilience Fund supports local welfare and take-up.
Conclusion
Local Welfare Support plays an important role both in crisis support and in funding take-up campaigns. We note the importance of longer-term funding to allow local authorities to plan ahead and so welcome the announcement in the Spending Review of a multi-year settlement for the Crisis and Resilience Fund in England (Conclusion, Paragraph 135)
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the importance of the Crisis and Resilience Fund for preventative support and benefit take-up, and is working closely with stakeholders on its detailed design, planning to issue guidance before the scheme starts on 1 April 2026.
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Crisis and Resilience Fund will enable local authorities to provide preventative support to communities in order to improve individuals’ financial resilience. The Government recognises the importance of maximising benefit take-up in preventing financial crisis and promoting resilience, and the role that the advice sector plays in achieving this. We are working closely with local authorities and stakeholders on the detailed design of the fund, including considering advice sector capacity. We plan to issue guidance as soon as possible ahead of the new scheme starting on 1 April 2026.