Housing and homelessness

General and specialist support and advice about housing and homelessness, and help with household items and clothing.

England: national support

General support and advice

– offers education, employment, housing and wellbeing services for homeless people

– support for homeless people including emergency accommodation and outreach services

Discretionary Housing Payments on ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº – local authority payments to help meet housing costs

– a directory of local homeless services

– confidential housing advice

– support for homelessness and rough sleepers

– housing and homelessness training for frontline providers

– support for homeless people to gain sustainable employment

– offers supported housing, drop in services and night shelters alongside support services

– support for those who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless or experiencing housing issues

– helps connect homeless people and rough sleepers with local services that can support them

– directory of agencies that provide homeless or runaway support and information

– local housing support directory services for people aged under 25

Universal Credit and homeless people on ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº - a guide for homeless people claiming Universal Credit

– offers accommodation and homelessness support

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

– rural housing scheme for farmers who have to leave their farm

– information for young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

– help for young people with accommodation and employability

– crisis fund that requires frontline support workers to apply on behalf of a homeless person

– scheme to help someone buy a home through shared ownership if you have a long term disability

– helps housing association tenants advertise and swap homes

– information and support for ex-armed forces and their dependants at risk of homelessness

– a way for people with no fixed address to open a bank account

– provides support for people experiencing homelessness or risk of homelessness when transitioning from care or prison

– support for the homeless, ex-offenders, ex-service personnel to find employment

– accommodation centres and housing advice for ex-service personnel and veterans

Household items and clothing

– sells donated or new items of furniture, electrical and white goods and clothing

– provides support finding furniture to people in furniture poverty

– household items offered for free

– white goods and furniture offered for free

– scheme to replace old household items with more efficient alternatives

– directory of reuse centres for cheaper household items and IT equipment

– night shelters, showers, warm clothes and outreach support

– free cleaning service for unemployed people going to a job interview

Avon, Somerset and Gloucestershire

General support and advice

– Bath and North East Somerset- housing support

- Bath and North East Somerset- homeless support

- housing support

– homeless support

- housing support

- homeless support

Free legal advice on Housing

- open to any individual or organisation working with homeless people and homelessness issues in Bristol

- practical information to anyone finding themselves homeless or at risk of becoming homeless

- provide a combination of practical and emotional support to help people live independently and develop useful life skills

- Homelessness support

- Accommodation provider for pregnant women who are facing homelessness.  Supported housing available within Bath and Taunton.

- Community Based Drop Ins

- help people, including those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless

– help people, including those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless

– help people, including those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless

- help people, including those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless

- Homelessness support

- further links and guidance to support around housing issues

- Homelessness advice

– links to homelessness

- specialises in providing immediate and wide-ranging support (from housing to health) for anyone who finds themselves, or is reported to be, sleeping rough

- provide temporary hostel accommodation. In exchange young people entering a Foyer are expected to actively engage in their own development

- Provide day and night services 365 days per year, helping rough sleepers and disadvantaged vulnerable adults

- Hostel for which has a small short term high dependency unit for rough sleepers ‘under the influence’ as well as hostel facilities

– support available from the council

– support available from the council

- support available from the council

- support available from the council

- support available from the council

- For those aged 18 or over, living in Stroud, Cheltenham, Cotswolds, Gloucester, Forest of Dean or Tewkesbury, and in need of help to avoid homelessness and achieve independence

- Homeless support

Household items and clothing

- The Engage Furniture Store offers good quality used furniture and small electrical goods at affordable prices

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire

General support and advice

– Links to available help and support

– see website for available support

- Referrals from social services, night shelter, hospitals and alcoholics, users, socially vulnerable

– See website for available help

- Young single homeless people aged 16-25 with support needs

- database of all services available to homeless people in the Bedford area

Bedford Langar Project - Church Square (Pigeon Square) Bedford Town Centre Hot authentic Punjabi Curry meals for the Homeless, families, individuals and anyone in need.

- Social housing association provides a wide range of social housing throughout  Bedfordshire.

– see website for available support

- Pregnant homeless women 16+. Mothers, with new babies, who are homeless and needing support also accepted

- Applications via Capita system so referrals need to be made by a professional; clients need to have a local connection to Bedford Borough, and be eligible to receive housing benefit

– see website for further details

- DENS Day Centre is often the first point of contact for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

- Homeless charity based in North Bedfordshire offering active support to formerly homeless people

- see website for further details

– See website for further details

- see website for further details

– see website for details of services

- Providing emergency overnight accommodation and a hot meal

- see website for details

- Drop-in day centre for homeless people and people aged 16+ needing support

- help people who are homeless in Luton and Dunstable

- Emergency accommodation for aged 21 or over, any gender

- Support for long-term street homeless

- Women and their children who are fleeing domestic violence

- see website for further details

- Housing advice and information for anyone with housing related issues: private, council and homeless people

- We support young people up to the age of 25 with mental health, caring responsibilities, housing, sexual health and more

- First point of contact in all cases of homelessness

- homelessness charity

– see website for available support

- Housing for people considered in priority needs of housing and can also source temporary accommodation

- Service to support people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and have mental health and substance misuse problems

- an independent charity and has been supporting vulnerable people in Hertfordshire

[Open Door Hightown Housing Association](https://www.hightownha.org.uk/care-and-support/scheme-search/open-door-homelessness-service/) - Open Door provides 12 bedrooms in St Albans, Hertfordshire for homeless people

- has a facility for homeless claimants in Newham (closest site to Borehamwood)

- Homeless Charity in Watford, Hertfordshire which helps individuals who are homeless or vulnerably housed through the provision of accommodation and opportunities to transform lives

- Nightstop Herts places young people in a safe and warm home for the night, provided by a vetted and approved volunteer

- Support and advice on Housing issues and homelessness

- provides information and advice about housing to people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless

- Supporting Single people who are homeless

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

General support and advice

-  a drop-in for those who are homeless or inadequately housed

- see website for available support

– Berkshire – contact your Work Coach for referral

- drop in centre to homeless people who are disadvantaged and living in the local community

- Housing support needs for people in Buckinghamshire

- Range of housing support tailoring solutions to individual needs

- Care, support and housing services across the South East

– contact your Work Coach for referral

- Serving the homeless and vulnerable in Newbury

- Housing Options Team

- a voluntary organisation providing help and support to the Newbury homeless community

- Conniburrow Drop-In Centre

– offers free support for adults aged 25+ who are homeless, vulnerably housed, on low income and/or looking for company and community

- - providing a stepping stone to those who are homeless or vulnerably housed

- ministry of Faith Christian Group (Reading) feeding and befriending those in need on the street

- responsible for supporting rough sleepers. Anyone with a connection to the borough will be offered support by the Housing Option Team

- priority is to prevent you from becoming homeless, providing appropriate advice and assistance to your circumstances

– see website for further details

- hot food 7 days a week on or around the High Street Slough

– see website for further details

- a crisis charity that provides clothing and other items for individuals and families in Berkshire experiencing hardship

- see website for further details

- apply for housing

- provides supervised overnight accommodation & meals to homeless & vulnerable people

- see website for further details

- a drop-in centre four days a week, hot food, support vouchers to Windsor foodshare

- You can make a homeless application to the housing department

- Homelessness prevention advice and support

– see website for further details

Devon and Cornwall

General support and advice

- provides free information, assistance and specialist advice to landlords, tenants and owner occupiers to help keep you in your home or by helping you to find alternative accommodation

– Newquay- help those who are homeless and those who pretentiously might be

– St. Austell- supported housing project for anyone who has a history of offending or drug and alcohol misuse who are willing to make positive changes to their lives

- a service for people who experience difficulties in accessing medical care

- Housing advice

- Provide accommodation, support, advice, training and resettlement services to single homeless people in Cornwall

- support young people facing complex problems to transform their lives by helping them move out of homelessness and unemployment

– Kingsbridge- Rent and deposit guarantee scheme to help people without the necessary funds secure private rented accommodation

– see website for details

- an independent charity in Exeter, working with people who are homeless and vulnerably housed 

- to prevent homelessness and promote independence. We offer specialist advice and support to individuals and families who may be at risk of losing their home

- offering young people in Devon a safe bed for the night and prevent them from sleeping rough. This is now available in Northern Devon

– Plymouth Access to Housing rough Sleepers Team help people on the streets in Plymouth get into accommodation. PATH also offer a range of services to reduce and prevent homelessness

- SPRinT - Supporting People Renting

Household items and clothing

- a furniture and electrical appliance reuse project based in Penzance, Cornwall

- Providing low cost or free white goods and furniture to people on low incomes

Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Isle of Wight

General support and advice

- Provides accommodation in Bournemouth for young people leaving care or who find themselves homeless

- Support for homeless or those at risk of being homeless Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole

- Homeless support

– Bournemouth- provides emergency and longer-term accommodation and related day services to people who are homeless

- Connecting people and organisations locally to end homelessness

– A mobile clinic with drop in appointments which offers appropriate and accessible care for people who are sleeping rough and in emergency accommodation

– Weymouth -Housing advice and support

– Christchurch- Supports vulnerable women affected by domestic violence and abuse, addiction, sex trade, financial difficulty, mental health issues or homelessness

– Dorset- Care, support and advice services

- Support for homeless single adults including supported accommodation

- Supporting homeless and vulnerable adults towards safe and settled homes

- Homeless support

- a dedicated team in all major locations who can help support an individual at risk of having to sleep rough

- Free advice on housing issues

- Support for housing and homelessness

- A fund to assist people resident in the Parish of Hythe who are in need, hardship or distress

- A fund to assist people resident in the Parish of Hythe who are in need, hardship or distress

- Housing and homeless support

– see website for details

- Housing help and advice

- Advice and assistance for the homeless or those about to become homeless - - Advice and assistance for the homeless or those about to become homeless

- Support for claimants moving on from hostel accommodation, supported housing, living in low support accommodation, sleeping rough or at risk of having to sleep rough

- Southampton- free and confidential information advice counselling and support, including housing and homelessness, for people aged under 26

- The new Help the Homeless in Southampton

- Advice for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless

- - Homelessness advice and housing options

- A drop-in service dedicated to providing support and assistance to the homeless, vulnerably housed and socially isolated

- Offers a drink and a snack to those in need around the Southampton city centre area on Tuesdays and most Fridays

Household items and clothing

- Help with furniture

- Provides basic furniture and household items to individuals and families who are suffering poverty and disadvantage and who live in Hampshire

East London

General support and advice

Home and Money Hub – contact your Work Coach about this service for people with housing issues in Barking and Dagenham

– support for people with housing issues in Barking and Dagenham

– interactive map of homelessness data and services for London

– provides housing advice for young people aged 16-25 across London

Newham Crisis and Community Support Scheme – contact your Work Coach about this support service for people in crisis in Newham

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

– provides housing support to refugees and migrants in East London

Essex

General support and advice

– support and overnight accommodation for anyone needing retreat with mental health issues in Basildon and Pitsea

CHESS – provides a night shelter for homeless people in Chelmsford

Essex Floating Support – contact your Work Coach about this service for people with complex issues across Essex

Colchester Borough Council – contact your Work Coach if you are at risk of becoming homeless for information on what is available

– support homeless people in Colchester find accommodation and employment

– provides adult social care information, including emergency housing issue support

– support for people with complex housing issues in Colchester

Streets 2 Homes – contact your Work Coach about this homeless support service and night shelter for homeless people in Harlow

– support for disabled people in Grays to become more independent at home

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

– support for young people aged 11-25 in Canvey Island which includes helping find accommodation

Household items and clothing

– discounted household goods for vulnerable people in Brentwood

– a reuse exchange service for Essex

Kent

General support and advice

– local support and guidance on homelessness

– local information about homelessness support

– provides advice for all housing issues for people in Canterbury

– showers, food, internet access and advice services for homeless and vulnerable people in Chatham

– supports homeless and vulnerably housed people in Canterbury and East Kent with a day centre in Canterbury

– local information about homelessness support

– local help and advice for homelessness and rough sleeping

– local information for homelessness support

– information on supported housing across Kent

– provides support for disadvantaged people in Kent, including support for housing issues

– local support and guidance on homelessness and the Medway Housing Options scheme

r – a Chatham based shelter for homeless people in the area

– provides housing support for homeless people or those at risk of losing their home in Kent and runs the Kint Homeless Connect service

– provides housing support for people in Shepway who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless

– local information about homelessness support and the Housing, Energy and Retraining Options service

– local information about homelessness support

Tara Martin’s Community Project – speak to your Work Coach about this homeless shelter in Chatham

– information on local homelessness support and the RISE project

– provides access to accommodation and holistic support for homeless people in Kent

– local information about homelessness support

– local information about homelessness support

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

Hive Nurse Project – speak to your Work Coach about this health check service for homeless people in Chatham

Household items and clothing

– provides recycled furniture to people on a low income in Canterbury

– provides food, clothing and toiletries for homeless and vulnerable people in Chatham

The Medway Street Angels – speak to your Work Coach about this soup kitchen and dry cleaning service for homeless people in Chatham

Time 4 the Homeless – speak to your Work Coach about this service that can provide tents, sleeping bags and toiletries for homeless and vulnerable people in Chatham

North London

General support and advice

- help for homeless with specific virtual support for Camden

– information on housing assessments and other housing issues support for Barnet Homes residents

– interactive map of homelessness data and services for London

– provides details of places where homeless people can access free food

Surrey and Sussex

General support and advice

- help prevent households from becoming homeless.

- hostel

- accommodation for homeless men and women over the age of 18

- Support for the homeless and vulnerable in Redhill

- homeless services

- help for the homeless

- Homelessness in Brighton Charity

- support for those experiencing homelessness

West London

General support and advice

- provide support for homeless, vulnerable and otherwise marginalised people

- help for homeless

- help for homeless

- partners with churches and community centres to give shelter and support

- Housing support and inclusion service

– interactive map of homelessness data and services for London

- for rough sleepers and homeless people

- Homeless charity

- homelessness support

- help for socially disadvantaged people

Cheshire

General support and advice

- offers support, encouragement and a safety net for homeless people in crisis living in and around the city of Chester

- help improve the lives of people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Cheshire West and Chester

- we support families in crisis and people who are homeless in North Wales and Cheshire

- Helping the homeless and restoring dignity

Cumbria and Lancashire

General support and advice

- provide accommodation and support to ‘homeless individuals in need’.

- works with young people 16-25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

- support those at risk of or affected by being homeless in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire.

- offers support to people who have experienced homelessness.

- provides a home and work to people who have been homeless or socially excluded.

- provides hostel care for up to 15 homeless people who are required to have some connection with the Blackpool area.

- We provide a service for those who are homeless or experiencing housing poverty in the Lancaster and District area.

- Accommodation services to homeless young people aged 16-25

- Supporting Homeless People and Working to Prevent Homelessness in South Lakes

- guests receive a private room, a warm meal and somewhere safe to stay for the night, while we look for a more permanent solution.

- support young people up to 25 years old in South Ribble, Chorley and Preston

- Shelter and support for young people in Blackpool

Durham and Tees Valley

General support and advice

- independent charity that provides accommodation with support to people who are homeless or are about to become homeless

- Housing and homelessness advice and support services

- Homeless and Housing Advice

- housing support for 16 to 25 year olds in County Durham

- offer support and help whether the individual is homeless or worried about becoming homeless

- offers a wide range of services to help people who are homeless or likely to become homeless

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

- Victoria Road - Young people, Homelessness services

- offers trial flats for the most vulnerable and socially excluded homeless in Middlesbrough, Cleveland.

- project for young people aged between 16-25

Household items and clothing

- provide low-cost, affordable items - primarily furniture

- range of products including new electrical appliances, Second Hand Furniture and more.

- local re-use charity

Merseyside

General support and advice

- housing associations and available housing to home adaptations, sheltered housing and more

- work with people who are sleeping rough, living in hostels or struggling to manage their accommodation

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

- charity that offers a home and meaningful work to formerly homeless men and women.

South Yorkshire

General support and advice

- A guide on services around South Yorkshire

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

- supports young people who are at risk of homelessness

- accommodation and support services for young people aged 16-25

Household items and clothing

- provides community benefit in South Yorkshire.

– wellbeing and mental health resource for Rotherham

West Yorkshire

General support and advice

- The Housing Options Service

Calderdale Smart Move - Supporting the Homeless and Vulnerable Across Calderdale

- Homelessness services

- support for the homeless

- provide housing-related support to people at risk of homelessness to enable them to keep and maintain their housing.

- Night Shelter

- Housing for Vulnerable Adults

Birmingham and Solihull

General support and advice

- a registered social landlord providing housing for the disadvantaged in Birmingham

- provides affordable homes across the Midlands

Black Country

General support and advice

- provides a range of housing options for people who need support to enable them to live in the community

Champions Chapel - St Giles Street, Netherton, Dudley. Soup kitchen serving a two course meal every Tuesday evening from 6.30pm

- offers support for women experiencing homelessness

- provides vulnerable adults with temporary accommodation in a safe and secure environment

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

Centrepoint Christian Church and Support Centre - The Warehouse, 26R Carters Green, West Bromwich, B70 9LW. Offers a supported housing project for men, application can be made at their office Monday to Thursday 10.00 to 4.00pm

Glebe Centre Walsall – offers a variety of services that seek to provide support to rough sleepers, homeless and insecurely housed adults in Walsall

Household items and clothing

– provides clothing and bedding, white and household goods, and furniture

East Anglia

General support and advice

- provides a range of services for adults including housing related support

- tenancy support services available, including budgeting, benefits, rent arrears and training

- provides a range of services for young people aged 16 to 24 who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless

- offers support with energy costs, wellbeing, managing your money, finding work and support with improvements to your spending

- offers support with money, wellbeing, employment and the cost of living crisis

- provides supported accommodation

- supports single homeless build better lives in Norwich and Norfolk

- provide support to young people, who are vulnerably housed

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

- provides a home for as long as someone needs it and meaningful work in their social enterprise

- offers a support fund which is available to all tenants and shared owners struggling to pay their rent due to financial challenges

- provides overnight accommodation for rough sleepers over winter and ongoing support during summer

- provides a variety of housing solutions to provide the necessary levels of support that meet people’s needs

- an outreach service supporting people who are or at risk of sleeping rough

- provides emergency and short-term hostel accommodation for young men aged 16-30

- a housing scheme providing accommodation and support to homeless single people wanting to make changes to their lives

Household items and clothing

- pay for or contribute to, items, services or facilities to help those in need, including cookers, washing machines, specialist clothing

- offers free clothing to families in need, free clothing for interviews, pre-loved 50:50 clothing scheme

Leicestershire and Northamptonshire

General support and advice

– supports individuals between the ages of 16 – 65 who are rough sleeping, considered homeless or at risk of homelessness

– offers support to rough sleepers and the vulnerably housed

- provides temporary accommodation for adults aged 25 and over who are experiencing homelessness

– offers support to people experiencing the homelessness, addiction and mental health

– offers practical support to help apply for housing

– provides support to adults in Leicester who need help with their housing situation

– provides furniture, electrical goods and bric-a-brac

– provides support to the homeless with a local connection, individuals with drug and/or alcohol misuse problems

- provides accommodation, support and advice to people who are homeless, destitute refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerably housed in Leicester

- offers a range of support to local people in need

- provides social housing across the Midlands, London and the South East

Rethink – accommodation services – provides supported housing for claimants with mental health issues

Storehouse – offers support to those experiencing hardship

– provides support to those who are rough sleeping, considered homeless or at risk of homelessness

- offers one-to-one support to people over 16 who are homeless, sleeping rough or vulnerably housed

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

– provides support to hospital patients with housing issues

– offers support to prevent the risk of homelessness

– provides healthcare for homeless and marginalised people

Household items and clothing

– provides support to people to pass on their furniture to help someone in need

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland

General support and advice

Axiom Housing Boston – offers rooms in a six bed hostel with maximum stay being 12 weeks

Bridge Street Methodist Church Bridge St Mansfield NG18 2HA – provides a soup kitchen and a warm space, with comfortable seating

- provide support for young people aged 16-25 years old who have experienced homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. Also, Outreach Rene House – support for 26 years and over

– offers support to the homeless

– provides support and access to the Nottingham winter shelter

- provide housing and support for people who are homeless

- provides emergency accommodation for the homeless

Hope House Boundary Rd Beeston Nottingham NG9 2RF – provides clothing and bedding white goods, household goods and furniture

Holbeach Project – provides advice and support to the homeless in Holbeach

Mayflower Boston – offers housing and general support

- provides safe housing in refuge accommodation, support and childcare services

– provides accommodation with support for vulnerable young people in Bassetlaw

Nomad Trust Lincoln - offers temporary shelter to those in need, including those who do not have a local connection to the area

– offers support to the homeless, excluded and marginalized in Mansfield

– provides support with homelessness and housing needs for young people

- provides a safe environment for homeless young people to get support, advice and guidance

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

Bridge Street Methodist Church Bridge St Mansfield NG18 2HA – provides an outreach health clinic which will include a Dentist and a Tissue Management Nurse

Broxtowe 3 B’s scheme - provides emergency packs of food and toiletries to young people in Broxtowe who are homeless or in housing crisis - contact your Work Coach about this support

Call B4 you Serve – offers a free Service to assist landlords who are looking to serve notices to tenants with arrears

– provides food and other essentials Wednesdays 18:30 – 20:30 (Drop In)

– provides a service run by the NHS and health workers to dress and tend to wounds

Nottingham Private Rented Assistance Scheme – provides help to city residents who are homeless to find good quality private rented accommodation - contact your Work Coach about this support

Rainworth Youth Centre, Kirklington Road, Rainworth, NG21 0JY - provides fresh food to the homeless and those struggling financially. Wednesday and Thursday 12:00 – 16:00 term time only (drop in)

Household items and clothing

Agape Care – offers clothing and bedding open 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays

Archers Project Lenton House Lenton Ln Nottingham NG7 2NR – provides clothing and bedding, white goods, household goods and furniture

Furnichurch Mablethorpe – provides white goods, household goods and furniture

Gainsborough Furniture Resource Centre – offers white goods, household goods and furniture at low cost

Renew Unit 55 Thames St Louth LN11 7AD – offers white goods, household goods and furniture

- provides clothing, shoes, bedding and bath towels free of charge to people in need

- offers a referral service for subsidised furniture and household items for individuals and families facing hardship

Mercia

General support and advice

- provides support to young people under 25 with any issues or problems they are experiencing

Citizen Young People Herefordshire - provides 16 to 25 year olds across Herefordshire with housing, training and employment opportunities - contact your Work Coach about this support

- provides support to the homeless in Bromsgrove and Redditch

- Provides individualised support to people in Coventry and Warwickshire who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness

- provides support to families to maintain their home, or move on from temporary housing

- provides support to vulnerable homeless young people in need

- provides information on the housing options

- provides support to people who are homeless, temporarily housed or in food poverty in Rugby

- provides advice on housing rights and on any welfare support including housing benefits

- aims to first identify and then offer support to households at risk of homelessness

- provides support to aged 16-25 and homeless, at risk or in need of housing advice

- provides a variety of homeless-related services and support

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

- offers those referred food parcels, toiletry packs, bedding, clothing and blankets free of charge

- Housing-related support for people with disabilities

- provides emergency accommodation, supported lodgings, support and learning for those aged between 16 and 35

- provides rough sleepers or those at risk with information, advice and support

- provides a one-stop solution for people seeking housing and manages the Shropshire Housing Register

- provides deposits for privately rented accommodation

Household items and clothing

- offers support for residents who meet eligibility criteria and Local Authority’s assessment of need

Hereford Municipal Charities Grants – provides grants for the purchase of essential household items - contact your Work Coach about this support

Love Coventry Household Goods - furniture, appliances, electrical goods redistributed to families and individuals in Coventry and surrounding areas - contact your Work Coach about this support

- providing free furniture, emergency food and household supplies to families and individuals who are in greatest need

Staffordshire and Derbyshire

General support and advice

- offers support and help whether homeless or worried about becoming homeless

- provides accommodation to vulnerable adults in Buxton, Matlock and Stoke

- offers help and support for Rough Sleepers

- provides support to the homeless and those threatened with becoming homeless from across the local communities

- provides rough sleepers with opportunities to rest and recover

- provides housing, support and specialist projects in health, employability and personal development

- provides housing and support for people who are homeless when other providers can’t

- provides assistance for homeless people and those who are experiencing housing-related issues

- offers support and help whether homeless or worried about becoming homeless

- offers support, advice and assistance to anyone who is homeless or threatened with homelessness within 56 days

- provides housing advice and assist in finding alternative accommodation

- offers support

- offers housing information and advice whether your homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless

- provides support to people at risk of homelessness

- provides a service for the homeless, and those at risk of homelessness, in Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire and Bolsover

- offers accommodation and support services to people at risk of homelessness

- provides support to people who are in housing need

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

Drop In Centre, St John’s Church Nottingham Road, Ilkeston - provides a range of support, including food hampers, breakfasts, wash facilities and haircuts - contact to your work coach about this support

- provides a walk-in clinic with a doctor, nurse, benefits and mental health advice, every Thursday, 2pm to 6pm

- provides support to people who are rough sleeping in Derby

- offers fully furnished accommodation, access to three support workers, regular house meetings, advice and help claiming benefits

- offers immediate, medium and long term accommodation to women and men who are homeless

- provides almshouses to Derby residents aged 60+ who are in need, hardship or distress

- provides accommodation accepts self-referrals and referrals from other agencies

- provides a drop-in for the homeless and vulnerable within Stoke-on-Trent and the surrounding area

North Staffordshire African Caribbean Association – provides hot meals to the homeless - contact your Work Coach about this support

- provides homeless people with supported housing

- provides a day centre in Mansfield that seeks to support the homeless, the excluded and the marginalised

- provides specialist legal advice, assistance and representation

- provides safe accommodation and a programme of activities and life skills for people with mild mental health issues

- provides supported housing for the homeless and those in need

Household items and clothing

Child First, 13 Leopold St, Derby – provides clothing and bedding - contact your Work Coach about this support

- offers second hand, restored furniture cheaper or sometimes free for people on benefits

Scotland: national support

General support and advice

– search for local housing and homelessness support organisations

– offers education, employment, housing and wellbeing services for homeless people

– homeless charity that offers advice and support to people at risk of becoming or already homeless

– support for homeless people including emergency accommodation and outreach services

Discretionary Housing Payments on ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº – local authority payments to help meet housing costs

– support for homelessness and rough sleepers

– support for homeless people to gain sustainable employment

– offers tailored support which includes support with housing and homelessness issues

– offers supported housing, drop in services and night shelters alongside support services

– support for those who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless or experiencing housing issues

– directory of agencies that provide homeless or runaway support and information

– local housing support directory services for people aged under 25

Universal Credit and homeless people on ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº - a guide for homeless people claiming Universal Credit

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

– information for young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

– help for young people with accommodation and employability

– crisis fund that requires frontline support workers to apply on behalf of a homeless person

– helps housing association tenants advertise and swap homes

– information and support for ex-armed forces and their dependants at risk of homelessness

– a way for people with no fixed address to open a bank account

– provides support for people experiencing homelessness or risk of homelessness when transitioning from care or prison

– support for the homeless, ex-offenders, ex-service personnel to find employment

– provides emergency support and shelter for refuges and migrants

– offers advice, information and counselling services for young rough sleepers alongside resettlement schemes

– accommodation centres and housing advice for ex-service personnel and veterans

– includes housing support targeted towards ex-offenders across Scotland

Household items and clothing

– sells donated or new items of furniture, electrical and white goods and clothing

– provides support finding furniture to people in furniture poverty

– household items offered for free

– white goods and furniture offered for free

– help with smart clothes for interviews or starting work

– scheme to replace old household items with more efficient alternatives

– directory of reuse centres for cheaper household items and IT equipment

– night shelters, showers, warm clothes and outreach support

– free cleaning service for unemployed people going to a job interview

Central Scotland

General support and advice

Glasgow Street Service – contact your Work Coach about this outreach team that provides advice and support to access accommodation and other services in Glasgow

Navig8 – contact your Work Coach about accessing this housing support befriender service in Glasgow

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

– practical and emotional support and mentorship focused on young people affected by homelessness

– a temporary accommodation project for young people aged 17-25 with alcohol misuse and a homeless emergency stop over service for up 10 weeks in Glasgow

Household items and clothing

– offers showers and laundry services in Glasgow

– offers showers and laundry services in Glasgow

– offers showers and laundry services in Glasgow

East Scotland

General support and advice

– offers a visiting support service for people at risk of becoming or already homeless in Edinburgh

– a local support services directory for Edinburgh which includes homelessness and housing support

– provides tenancy support at home to help people maintain their tenancy in West Lothian

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

Crisis Skylight – contact your Work Coach about this homeless only job club ran by Crisis in Edinburgh

– practical and emotional support and mentorship focused on young people affected by homelessness

Open Door Accommodation Project – contact your Work Coach about this accommodation, support and advice service for single homeless young people aged 16-26 in West Lothian

– provides advice, support and skills programmes for young people aged 16-25 who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in the Edinburgh

– offers an employment support service for homeless people in Edinburgh looking for work

Household items and clothing

– Edinburgh based charity that helps homeless people get established in their new home with access to household essentials

Gowrie Care Ltd – contact your Work Coach about this clothing service for people in Edinburgh

North East Scotland

General support and advice

– information on a housing advice team for people in Aberdeen

– information and services for homeless people or people at risk of homelessness

Action for Children – contact your Work Coach about this Family Sustainment Service that includes early intervention to prevent homelessness

– information on housing support and services for people in Angus, including a homeless prevention fund

– information and support for people at risk of becoming homeless or already homeless in Dundee

Frontline Fife – contact your Work Coach about this housing advice to people in Fife

Havilah – contact your Work Coach about this community project offering non-judgemental listening in Arbroath

– advice and information to anyone homeless or at risk of homelessness in Dundee, with the aim to find suitable temporary accommodation

– advice for people who are homeless in Perth and Kinross

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

– provides housing advice, information and advocacy for people with disabilities or health conditions in Aberdeenshire

– provides support finding long-term shared accommodation for single people under 35 affected by welfare reform

Household items and clothing

– offers start packs of essential household items for disadvantaged families moving into a home in Dundee

– community project that repairs unwanted home items and made available to people in need by referral in Dundee

Northern Scotland

General support and advice

– homelessness support and information for people in the Western Isles

– offer support and supported accommodation for people in Highland, Easter Ross and Wester Ross

– advice and guidance for housing issues for people in Moray

– helps people on a low income and at risk of homelessness in Moray get accommodation in the private rented sector

– housing support service for anyone who is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless

– information and support for anyone who is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Orkney

South West Scotland

General support and advice

– offers housing and crisis support for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Dumfries

- housing advocacy service for people in crisis in North Ayrshire

– provides housing support to gain or keep a tenancy in East Ayrshire

– information and support services for housing issues in South Ayrshire

– information on the homelessness support available in South Lanarkshire

– helps people on low income to secure private rented accommodation in Dumfries and Galloway

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

– provides support to people with learning needs in East Ayrshire, including housing advice

Household items and clothing

– provides essential furniture and household goods to people in Dumfries in crisis

Winter Warm Clothes Project – contact your Work Coach about this school children’s winter clothes project in Dumfries and Galloway

West Scotland

General support and advice

– information on homelessness support services in Argyll and Bute

– a social care and community development charity with local projects in Oban and Campbeltown to support people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless

– information on homelessness support services in East Dunbartonshire

– a guide to housing options and support services in Inverclyde

– information on homelessness support service in North Lanarkshire

– information on housing services for people in Renfrewshire

– a homeless charity that provides support services to homeless people or people at risk of homelessness s in North Lanarkshire

– information on homelessness support services in West Dunbartonshire

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

– a youth housing information project for people in East Dunbartonshire

Youth Homeless ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº – contact your Work Coach about this young person housing support service for young people in Renfrewshire

Wales: national support

General support and advice

– offers education, employment, housing and wellbeing services for homeless people

– support for homeless people including emergency accommodation and outreach services

Discretionary Housing Payments on ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº – local authority payments to help meet housing costs

– homelessness charity that supports all disadvantaged people at risk of becoming homeless or that are already homeless

– support for homelessness and rough sleepers

– support for homeless people to gain sustainable employment

– offers supported housing, drop in services and night shelters alongside support services

– support for those who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless or experiencing housing issues

– helps connect homeless people and rough sleepers with local services that can support them

– directory of agencies that provide homeless or runaway support and information

– local housing support directory services for people aged under 25

Universal Credit and homeless people on ÌìÃÀÓ°Ôº - a guide for homeless people claiming Universal Credit

– offers accommodation and homelessness support

Specialist support for housing and homelessness

– rural housing scheme for farmers who have to leave their farm

– information for young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

– help for young people with accommodation and employability

– crisis fund that requires frontline support workers to apply on behalf of a homeless person

– helps housing association tenants advertise and swap homes

– information and support for ex-armed forces and their dependants at risk of homelessness

– a way for people with no fixed address to open a bank account

– provides support for people experiencing homelessness or risk of homelessness when transitioning from care or prison

– support for the homeless, ex-offenders, ex-service personnel to find employment

– specialist support for people under 25 with housing problems

– homelessness prevention service for people going into custody to help them keep their homes

– accommodation centres and housing advice for ex-service personnel and veterans

Household items and clothing

– sells donated or new items of furniture, electrical and white goods and clothing

– provides support finding furniture to people in furniture poverty

– household items offered for free

– white goods and furniture offered for free

– scheme to replace old household items with more efficient alternatives

– directory of reuse centres for cheaper household items and IT equipment

– night shelters, showers, warm clothes and outreach support

– free cleaning service for unemployed people going to a job interview

North and Mid Wales

General support and advice

– what do to if faced with a risk of homelessness in Anglesey

– support for people aged 16 and over at risk or experiencing homelessness in Anglesey

– can provide deposits for rent for homeless people and those at risk of becoming homeless in Conwy and Denbighshire

– runs an enhanced housing options project to support people already homeless or at risk of becoming homeless

– runs a Housing Solutions team to offer support to those at risk of homelessness and those already homeless

Powys County Council – the homelessness team are available on 01597 827464

– range of housing support services for Conwy

– support for anyone who is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in Wrexham

Specialist support for housing and homelessness

– homelessness advocacy services for people aged 50 and over

– support services provided for anyone living in a Cartrefi Conwy rented property

– help for older and disabled owner-occupiers to remain in their homes

Cornerstone Sanctuary Trust – support for homeless or about to homeless men aged 16-65 alongside anyone who needs support with their tenancies to maintain independent living

– Homeless support for vulnerable people aged 14-25 in North Wales

Gwynedd 16+ Housing Service – for 16 and 17 year olds who are homeless or at risk of homelessness call 01758 704455

– supports young people move from supporting living to independent living through training, education and employment

– provide low level tenancy support for people who have a learning disability in Flintshire

– 24 hour supported housing for 16-25 year olds who identify as LGBTQ+ with support needs in Rhyl

– support for young people aged 16-25 across North Wales if they are homeless or on the brink of losing their home

South East Wales

General support and advice

– homelessness support for vulnerable people in Torfaen

– online support for general housing support queries

Cardiff Floating Support Service – call 02920 537342 or visit any council hub for more information on local housing support

Edengate – homeless support, temporary accommodation and additional vulnerable support for homeless people in Newport - call 01633 243235

– help for homeless people in Cardiff

New Ely Church Community Café – free café for anyone who is homeless in Cardiff every Friday 11:30 – 2:30

– assisting people who are homeless or at risk to find private rented accommodation in Caerphilly

Supporting People Service – call -01685 724690 for housing support for anyone at risk of homelessness or already homeless

– runs The Lighthouse Project to provide housing support to vulnerable people

– non profit organisation that builds community housing with a housing support team

South West Wales

Household items and clothing

– provides clothing and bedding in Pyle

– signposting and support for South Wales

– provides clothing and bedding in Porthcawl

Foothold Crochan Ltd - contact your Work Coach about this second hand furniture and electric goods project

– a reuse project in Pembrokeshire

Neath Youth Homeless Helpline – call 0800 328 0292

Sanville – contact your Work Coach about this second hand furniture and electric goods project

– support for homeless asylum seekers

– local reuse project in Rhodda Cynon Taff