Homelessness advice

Help and housing from the council

• Homeless help from the council

• Emergency housing while the council look into your situation

• Temporary housing while you wait for longer term housing

• Final offers of longer term housing

Legal words explained

The council might use legal words when you speak to them. Find out what they mean:

• What is priority need?

• What does intentionally homeless mean?

• What is a local connection?

Homeless help if you're from abroad

The council's homeless team can help if you meet immigration conditions.

Read our advice for:

• EU citizens with settled or pre settled status

• Refugees moving out of asylum support housing

Find out about support for:

• People seeking asylum

• Families with no recourse to public funds

• Single people and couples with no recourse to public funds

Help for young people

• Homeless help if you're 16 or 17

• Housing help if you have left care

• Hostels and nightstops if you're under 25

At risk or unsafe where you live

Find out where to get help.

• Help if you're at risk of domestic abuse

• Find a domestic abuse refuge

• Help if you're homeless and LGBTQ+

• How to make an abusive partner leave your home

Relationship breakdown

• Tenancy rights if you split up

• Home rights for married or civil partners

• Homeless help after a relationship breakdown

Homeless help in other situations

Get council help and support if you're homeless and:

• Cannot afford a suitable home

• Sleeping rough or on the streets

• Sofa surfing

• Leaving prison

• Leaving the armed forces

Other practical advice

• Practical help if you're homeless and on the streets

• How to open a bank account if you're homeless

• Keeping a bank account when homeless

• How to vote if you're homeless