Homelessness

The law (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. Charnwood Borough 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 they qualify.

If you have nowhere to live and are in priority need or may be in priority need, a temporary home will be provided until all the details of your situation are checked. This may take time depending on your circumstances and applicants should be prepared for a long wait.

You may be considered homeless or threatened with homelessness even if you have somewhere to live at the moment – 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, very overcrowded or if you have been asked to leave.

The Factsheet: HOMELESS APPLICATION (PDF Document, 0.27 Mb) explains how the homelessness laws work and what assistance the Council may be able to offer you.

If you are homeless or threatened with homelessness, you should contact the Housing Needs team:

Tenant Finder

The Tenant Finder service is available to households who are currently homeless or are threatened with homelessness. If you would like to be considered for the Tenant Finder service, please contact the Housing Needs team.

If you would like to view the properties currently available to rent please follow the link to the Tenant Finder service.

Rough Sleepers

If you are concerned about someone sleeping rough, you can connect the person to local services by calling 0300 500 0914.  Click StreetLink to find out more or visit www.streetlink.org.uk. 

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.