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Record Ref : FOI 12351
Date Received : 20/08/2206
Date Completed : 21/08/2026
Organisation : Private Individual
Application Type : Private Individual
Category : Council Tax Contributions
Question
It is my understanding the new Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) replaces the Household Support Fund and Discretionary Housing Payments from April 2026, is delivered through local authorities.
Please could you provide the following information for the period 1 April 2026 to [date]:
1. The total number of applications received for support under the Crisis and Resilience Fund, broken down by month (April 2026, May 2026, June 2026, July 2026, and August 2026 up to the end of the month as there are 20 working days to complete this request).
2. Of these applications, the number that were:
a) Approved
b) Refused
c) Withdrawn or not proceeded with (if this is recorded as a separate category)
3. Where held separately, the figures in (1) and (2) broken down by type of support applied for (e.g. Crisis Payments vs. Housing Payments vs. any other CRF-funded payment type your authority operates).
4. The average and median processing time (in working days) between an application being received and a decision being made.
5. The total value of payments made under the CRF over the same period.
Answer
We have considered your request for information. Unfortunately we do not hold the information you have requested as this scheme only applies in England. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is a Local Authority based in Wales.