Question follow-through · 2637

Furniture Poverty: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has evaluated the effectiveness of the new Crisis and Resilience Fund at tackling furniture poverty in Cornwall.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
18 May 2026
Target answer date
20 May 2026
Answer
27 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has evaluated the effectiveness of the new Crisis and Resilience Fund at tackling furniture poverty in Cornwall.

  2. 20 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 May 2026

    Answer published

    The Crisis and Resilience Fund launched in April 2026, and therefore no evaluation has taken place yet. The Department is planning to evaluate the Crisis and Resilience Fund across England, including the full range of discretionary support provided throug...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Crisis and Resilience Fund: Hertfordshire

29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to evaluate the effectiveness of the Crisis and Resilience Fund at tackling furniture poverty that exists in areas such as North Hertfordshire.