Local Council

You may need to ask the government for help with housing. To ask for help with housing for you and your family you need to go to the Local Authority (also called your local council) for help if you are homeless or threatened with homelessness within the next 56 days. You can find which is your Local Council by entering your postcode on this website https://www.gov.uk/findlocal-council You can request help from your Local Authority if your accommodation is overcrowded, in a poor state of repair or you are at risk of violence. The Local Authority should carry out a ‘homelessness assessment’ to establish what kind of support you need and what they can offer. The Local Authority will ask for evidence to assess your needs such as:

  • Evidence you have Leave to Remain in the UK
  • Evidence of ‘priority need’
  • Evidence that you are not homeless through any fault of your own
  • Evidence of a ‘local connection’