Homelessness
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The law (the Housing Act 1996 Part VII, as amended by the Homeless Act 2002) sets out the services and assistance that Councils have to provide for homeless people. The Council must provide advice for everyone who is homeless or threatened with homelessness, but unfortunately the Council can only provide accommodation for some homeless people.
If you are homeless or threatened with homelessness, you should contact the Housing Needs Section on 01509 634567 or visit the Service Shop at the Council Offices, Southfields.
You may be considered homeless, or threatened with homelessness, even if you have somewhere to live at the moment, if you may be subject to violence or harassment if you remain in your property or if your property is in a very bad state of repair or very overcrowded or if you have been asked to leave.
Further Advice
The Bridge Housing Advice Centre also provides assistance to people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness.
If you are aged 13-19 Connexions can also help you with housing matters.
The following leaflet explains how the homelessness laws work and what assistance the Council may be able to offer you:
- Homelessness Application
Factsheet providing information about Homelessness applications.
Temporary Accommodation
There are certain people that the Council has a duty to find temporary accommodation for if they become homeless. The leaflet above will help explain if you may be offered temporary accommodation. More information on temporary accommodation within the Borough is available below:
If you are being asked to leave by family and friends you should contact the Council's Housing Needs Section (details below) for advice, or The Bridge Housing Advice Centre.
The Bridge offers a mediation service where a trained worker is able to talk to you and your family/friends to try and come to an agreement you are both happy with to enable you to stay where you are living. If you would like further details of the scheme please contact:
Sarah Coupe (Mediation Officer)
The Bridge
The Annexe
Southfield Road
Loughborough
Phone: (01509) 260500/261566
Email: sarah@bridgehousingservices.com
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