Homelessness Strategy
Becoming homeless can be emotionally upsetting, disruptive to adults’ and childrens’ lives and financially costly.
The Homelessness Strategy looks at ways of preventing, where possible, families and individuals becoming homeless by offering;
advice to prevent people becoming homeless support in finding alternative accommodation and moving on in a planned way
Help is provided by professionally trained staff from a variety of agencies. The Housing Options Team can refer people for;
- Free adult relationship counselling
- Free mediation between parents and young people 16 and older
- Free support and advice for women and men suffering domestic abuse and violence
- Free debt counselling and financial advice
- Free advice on landlord and tenant problems
- Free support and counselling on drug and alcohol misuse
- Free support for people with mental health problems
- And for other problems that may lead to homelessness.
- ALL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE.
If you have any comments or wish to discuss the Strategy please contact our Homelessness Strategy Officer (contact details at bottom of page) or complete our online form.
(This strategy is currently under review).
Please note: this online form is to contact the Strategy Officer, if you need advice or assistance on housing or homelessness matters, please see our Housing Options, Advice and Homelessness section.
More information on local housing needs can be found on the link to the Housing Needs Studies
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