The Bishop of Leicester received the following written answer on 30th January 2026:
The Lord Bishop of Leicester asked His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that cash payments received through the Crisis and Resilience Fund do not lead to a deduction in a person’s Universal Credit payment.
Baroness Sherlock (Lab, DWP): Support from the Crisis and Resilience Fund is classed as local welfare provision. As a result, payments received from the Fund will be disregarded as capital when calculating a person’s entitlement to Universal Credit. Given the nature of the provision, it is expected this will be spent within the 12 months of receipt. Any monies from the fund unspent within this timeframe will be classed as capital in the usual way.
The Church of England in Parliament 
You must be logged in to post a comment.