Homelessness and homelessness prevention
Homelessness prevention
Facing homelessness is stressful. However, in
many cases it may be possible to prevent you from becoming homeless
– especially if action is taken early enough. If you are
worried that you may become homeless, but have not left your home
or do not have to leave in the next 28 days, we may be able to help
you to remain in your own home. This leaflet provides advice
and information on what to do if you think you may have to leave
your home.
Do not wait until you are actually
homeless or about to become homeless before you seek
advice.
You can use our homelessness
advice checklist to see what steps you can take now to resolve
your housing difficulties.
Homelessness
If you consider yourself to be homeless, the
council must investigate this. There is a law about
homelessness that guides us on how we should respond. This
leaflet provides guidance about the homelessness process, including
information about who qualifies for help from the council, the
legal duties we have to you, and advice on how to make an appeal
about a homeless decision that we have made.
Guide to temporary accommodation
In some cases, if we are investigating your homelessness or if
we have accepted you as homeless, we may have a duty to provide
temporary accommodation. This is accommodation that the
council provides for a short period of time while we investigate
your situation, or if we have accepted you as unintentionally
homeless and in priority need, until we can find a suitable home
for you. This leaflet provides information on who is eligible
for temporary accommodation, the type of accommodation we provide,
your rights and responsibilities and guidance on what happens once
you have been placed in temporary accommodation.
Contact Knowsley Housing Options
Service
The Housing Options Service can help you with
your housing problems and give you information on a wide range of
issues.
If you are in housing difficulty, the
most important thing is to get advice as soon as possible. If
you think you are, or may be about to become homeless, contact the
Housing Options Service on 0800 694 0280.
We are open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm (Wednesday
9am-4pm). There is also an out of hours service available on
the same number in an emergency.
Or call in to see us between 9.30am and 1pm at
Kirkby One Stop Shop on any Monday, Wednesday or Friday or Huyton
One Stop Shop on any Tuesday or Thursday. Or email us at
info@knowsleyhousingoptions.org.uk.
At risk of becoming homeless?
If you, or someone you know, is at risk of becoming homeless,
you can contact The Whitechapel
Centre for helo and advice.
Homelessness - useful contacts
There are several organisations in Knowsley who can provide
advice and assistance if you are homeless or feel you are at risk
of becoming homeless
Knowsley Housing Options Service
102a
Woolfall Heath Avenue
Huyton,
L36 3YE
0800 694 0280
Knowsley Citizens Advice
Bureau
2nd Floor
2 Newtown Gardens
Kirkby
L32 8RR
0845 1221 300
Shelter Keys to the
Future
35 High Street
Prescot
L34 6HF
0344 515 1570
Huyton Advice Centre Limited
Nutgrove
Villa
1 Griffiths Road
Huyton
L36 6NA
0151 489 7313
Centre 63 – Y.E.S
Project
Old Hall Lane
Kirkby
L32 5TH 0151 549 1494
Supported Lodgings Knowsley
Nutgrove
Villa,
1 Griffiths Road
Huyton
L36 6NA 0151 443 3895
Kirkby Unemployed Centre
Westhead
Avenue,
Northwood,
Kirkby,
Knowsley
L33 0XN
0151 548 0001
Care and Repair
Knowsley
Knowsley Centre For Independent
Living
Brickfields
Huyton
0151 548 6668
Knowsley's homelessness strategy
Tackling homelessness is a priority in Knowsley. The 2010-2015 strategy (PDF
256kb) sets out the council’s ambitious plans for
achieving this over the next five years.