Crisis Payment Scheme: emergency payments and household goods

How to get support for basics like food, gas, and electricity, if you have a one off financial crisis.

From 1 April 2026 the Local Crisis and Prevention Fund has changed its name to the Crisis Payment Scheme.

The service it provides stays the same.

How we can help

We can help you in a financial crisis by:

giving you an emergency payment for food
supplying household goods if you can't afford basic furniture or white goods, like a fridge or a cooker

You won't have to pay anything back.

Apply for an emergency payment

Find out what an emergency payment is, who is eligible and how you can apply.
Apply for household goods

How we can help with household goods, who is eligible and how to apply.
Contact the Crisis Payment Scheme team

Contact us if you need help.
Donate to the Crisis Payment Scheme

How to donate to a fund which helps people who can't afford the basics like food, gas, electricity or household goods.