Guidance Emergency financial assistance (Bellwin) scheme for local authorities Guidance on when and how we can make emergency financial help available to public bodies. Part of: Local government finance (Sub-topic) First published: 12 April 2014 Last updated: 19 April 2024 Documents Guidance Guidance , HTML HTML Emergency financial assistance scheme thresholds 2024 to 2025 Emergency financial assistance scheme thresholds 2024 to 2025 , HTML HTML