Who can access temporary accommodation

Generally if you are:

  • eligible for assistance
  • and homeless
  • and we have reason to believe you are in a priority need group (as set out in the Housing Act 1996)

we have a duty to offer you temporary accommodation.

Once you have been given temporary accommodation will then decide if we do have a duty to house you:

  • if we decide we do then we will find you settled accommodation
  • if we decide do not then you will have to leave the temporary accommodation and we will help you to find other accommodation.