The local welfare assistance scheme ended on 31 March 2026. This has been replaced with Crisis Payments (Crisis Resilience Fund)
Friday until 6pm: PAM will not be available / Saturday: 8am-5pm: you cannot apply for discretionary housing or Ukrainian payments and My Account council tax and benefits forms will be offline.
CloseThe local welfare assistance scheme ended on 31 March 2026. This has been replaced with Crisis Payments (Crisis Resilience Fund)