PREPARE · ADAPT · THRIVE
A little preparation.
A more resilient home.
Practical guidance for ordinary UK households. Think through what you rely on, make useful arrangements and keep important information within reach.
Start with Prepare
Ten areas. One household.
Prepare helps you understand the parts of daily life that connect. Pick one to explore; you can come back to the others.
Turn a question into a useful next step
The Knowledge Centre takes you through practical tasks, with the evidence alongside the advice.
Explore the Knowledge CentreWork through a guide when you want to focus on a particular need. You’ll find explanations, practical steps and clear boundaries around decisions that need specialist help.
Each guide belongs to a Prepare area, with links to connected subjects when they help you take the next step.
Useful even when your phone isn’t
Print a blank resource while services are available, then fill it in together. Keep a paper reference for the arrangements and contacts you may need.
Find a paper resource- Household Plan
Agree a few arrangements together, so the people involved know how to get in touch and help one another.
- Essential Contacts Sheet
Keep a few important contacts readable without a phone, internet connection or cloud address book.
- Essential Power-Needs Inventory
Identify the tasks that depend on electricity and the questions to settle with the people who can help.
- Temporary Leave-Home Preparation Checklist
Prepare manageable essentials and agreed help on a quiet day, before any need to leave home temporarily.
- Important Records Locator
Find an important record without copying its private contents onto this sheet.
Clear guidance, with sources you can check
Resilient UK brings together guidance from UK public authorities and recognised specialist organisations. Sources, review information and the limits of general advice stay visible.
About Resilient UK and our editorial approachChoose one area to begin with. A useful conversation or a small arrangement is a practical place to start.
Choose your starting point