Are you Homeless?
On this page:
Overview Are you eligible for
assistance? Homeless Contacts
Overview
In some circumstances, the council has a duty to house the
homeless. This will depend on a number of factors including your
immigration status. If you are currently within the UK and are not
a UK national, please contact the Immigration and Nationality
Directorate for further advice.
Are you eligible
for assistance?
If your immigration status is such that you are not entitled to
public funds such as welfare benefits, then you will not be
eligible for any assistance even if you are homeless. The only duty
that the council will have in this situation is to provide
advice.
Please note that the Homelessness Officer will investigate how
you came to lose your previous accommodation. The outcome of those
investigations could mean that the Council do not have a duty to
find you accommodation.
Homeless
Worcestershire Councils are committed wherever possible to
preventing you becoming homeless. If you need to approach the
Council because you think you will be homeless, you will initially
speak to an Housing Needs Officer to assess whether homelessness
can be prevented. If it is not possible to prevent your
homelessness, then you would be referred to a Homelessness Officer
to make enquiries under the legislation to assess whether you are
owed a housing duty.
Contacts
If you would like further information or advice, please contact
your Council's Homelessness Team at:
