Crisis & Resilience Fund Housing Payment (DHP replacement)
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— What can Housing Payments help with?
What are Housing Payments?
The Crisis & Resilience Fund (also known as Housing Payments) can help cover some housing costs if you’re having trouble with finances. The scheme is there to provide short-term help while you work to improve your situation.
What can Housing Payments help with?
Housing Payments can cover:
- An ongoing gap in meeting rent (if that rent is eligible), or a past period top-up.
- One-off housing costs such as paying rent in advance, a deposit, or a moving expense.
Housing Payments can’t cover:
- Rent arrears for any periods where you weren't entitled to Housing Benefit or the housing part of Universal Credit.
- The cost of household goods (such as furniture, carpets, white goods).
- Costs of a tenancy that you have already secured
Housing Payment funding is limited. It can only be awarded where no other options are available.
Am I Eligible?
To qualify for Housing Payments, you must:
- be receiving Housing Benefit, or the housing part of Universal Credit
- currently live in the Winchester City Council district.
How do I apply?
You can apply for ongoing or one-off Housing Payments using the buttons below.
Ongoing Housing Payment can cover things like an ongoing gap in meeting rent or a past period top up:
Apply for an ongoing Housing Payment
One-off Housing Payment can cover things like a deposit, advance rent or moving expenses:
Apply for a one-off Housing Payment
When assessing your application, we’ll look at your income, essential costs and savings
Payments made under the War Pensions Scheme and the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme are not taken into account.
Other information
The Crisis & Resilience Fund has replaced Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP), which ended on 1 April 2026.
The grant is funded by the UK Government.
