Advice for current homelessness applicants

More choice. More control. Move sooner.

You can take control to move to a settled home sooner.

Find your own home

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We could pay your first month’s rent and your deposit. You, and the home you like, must be eligible for our ‘Find your own home’ scheme.

Register with our partners

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Our expert housing partners offer one-to-one support to connect you to the right home for your needs.

Other ways to move on

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Aside from renting, check if you could get support to buy a home. For example, you could consider a shared ownership home.

(Image credits: Centre for Homelessness Impact / Jeff Hubbard, Amy Ryall and Kamila Jarczak.)

Our single offer national placement policy

This policy explains how we match you to a home. We have a national placement policy for homeless households. So, depending on your circumstances, the accommodation we offer you could be anywhere in the UK.

Read our full housing placement policy

Free homelessness advice

Get advice and support from our online self-help tool. It has a range of information and links to resources matched to your needs. Topics include eviction and homelessness law.

Homelessness self-help tool Free homelessness advice

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