BMBC ADVICE SERVICES - THE HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING OPTIONS TEAM

If you're homeless, or if you're worried about or at risk of becoming homeless, we can offer you help and support based on your own circumstances.

You could be homeless if you:

• have no home in the UK or elsewhere that you have a legal right to occupy
• have a movable home, such as a boat or caravan, but with nowhere to place it lawfully
• would be at risk of harm if you stayed in your current home

You may be at risk of homelessness if you: 

• are likely to become homeless within 56 days
• have received a valid notice to quit (Section 21 notice) from your landlord
• have received a notice of seeking possession (NOSP) from your landlord which expires within 56 days 

If you think you may be homeless or threatened with homelessness, contact us as soon as possible. We might be able to help you remain in your current home or move to another one.

What we'll do

When you contact us we'll talk to you about your circumstances so we understand your situation and the support and help you may need. If you're homeless we'll look whether you have any local connections in area, such as how long you've lived there, if you're employed locally, if you have close family in the area, and any other special circumstances.

We'll fill in a personal housing support plan with you and agree what you need to do and what we can do to help you. We'll keep you up to date with what we're doing, and you'll need to contact us regularly to let us know what you've done from your plan.

Our website has more information on:

• Rough sleeping
• Finding a property
• Renting from a private landlord
• 16-18 years
• Care leavers
• Physical difficulties in your current home
• Discharge from hospital
• Armed Forces members and veterans
• Prison release
• Domestic Abuse

Homeless and housing advice enquiry - Requestry

Public bodies' duty to refer

Public bodies have a duty to refer people they consider may be homeless or likely to become homeless within 56 days.