HSF7 - Local Resilience Fund

Overview

South Ribble Borough Council are inviting groups and organisations to apply for grant funding for the purpose of providing preventative support to prevent vulnerable households from falling into - or falling further into - crisis.

Preventative support can included:

• Advice services,
• Join-up between service providers, such as co-location points where more than one support system or providers are present. For example, at community kitchens there could be representatives from advice services who may offer those in need further support.
• Any support with the aim of providing longer-term and sustainable solutions. This could include, but is not limited to:
  • assistance with and/or access to affordable food such as subsidised food pantries and community kitchens
  • provision of skill classes with an emphasis on cost-effective methods.

Where an application is made for a service or project that the Council already delivers through Household Support Fund, we may be inclined to decline the application or open up conversations with the applicant to ensure locations do not overlap so more vulnerable households may benefit.

We are looking for groups and organisations that already exist in our borough or will be able to easily expand into our borough. The conditions of the funding mean that this is a non-negotiable and you will need to demonstrate how you are able to deliver the project within South Ribble.

Vulnerable households are identified as being:

• Households with Children
• Households with Disabilities
• Households with Pensioners
• Households with Care Leavers
• Households with Unpaid Carers
• Other households.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that there is a need for the project either through evidence of similar work being carried out or through evidence of a feasibility study/report.

Projects must be able to mobilise quickly to ensure they can spend funds and deliver outcomes by March 31 2026.