Funding Strand

Allocation 2026/27 (£)

Proportion of total funding

What does this include?

Council administration

£109,272

4.37%

Officer capacity to administer crisis payments

Crisis Provision

£1,446,168

57.85%

Cash payments administered by Torbay Council £643,449

Foodbanks and social supermarkets - £354,969 (with requirements to provide data on use of the schemes)

Supermarket vouchers distributed via Family Hubs £80,000

White Goods/Home Essentials Replacement to be co-ordinated by partners £80,000

Council Tax reduction for households in immediate arrears £287,750

Resilience services

£355,000

14.20%

Age UK Torbay capacity (50+ includes hoarding support to prevent homelessness) £105,457

Citizens Advice capacity (working age and families) £110,201

Torbay Advice Network capacity (complex mental health/autism) £26,092

Employability support and mentoring £70,750

Mental wellbeing support where linked to financial crisis £42,500

Community Co-ordination

£135,000

£5.40%

Warm spaces winter 2026/27 £30,000

Community Helpline*/Triage conversations £50,000

VCSE application support (to assist with crisis payment and benefit applications) £25,000

Food Alliance co-ordinator* £30,000

Housing related

£454,536

18.18%

Housing payments £314,536

SWEP (to include onward signposting and referral to wrap around services £15,000

Rent in advance and deposits for homeless residents £85,000

Emergency furniture/white goods for residents moving from temporary accommodation £40,000

Totals

£2,499,976

100%