York Crisis and Resilience Fund

The York Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) Discretionary Payments run from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029.

CRF Discretionary Payments are funded jointly by Central Government Grant and City of York Council York Financial Assistance Scheme (YFAS) monies to:

• offer timely, assistance to people with low incomes facing sudden money problems
• provide financial support towards housing needs for people who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs
• empower citizens to better manage sudden money problems
• help with immediate crisis
• prevent crises getting worse and happening again

CRF Discretionary Payments provide a safety net for York residents who encounter a sudden money problem and need urgent financial assistance via 2 types of payments:

• CRF Crisis Payments: providing support to those in crisis
• CRF Housing Payments: providing financial support to help with rent or housing costs

These payments replace the following 3 local support schemes:

• CRF Crisis Payments replace YFAS and the Household Support Fund (HSF)
• CRF Housing Payments replace Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP)

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