Homelessness
Help for the Homeless
Homelessness means not having a home. Even if you have a roof over your head you can still be homeless. This is because you may not have any rights to stay where you live or your home might be unsuitable for you.
You could become homeless for many different reasons. These could include:
• being evicted by your landlord
• fleeing violence or harassment
• health problems
• relationship problems
• a disaster such as fire or flooding
If you are homeless, or worried about becoming homeless, you should get advice as early as you can. The earlier you get advice, the less likely you are to be come homeless.
There are three Housing Advice Teams in the Bradford District you can contact:
Bradford Housing Advice Team
Ground floor
Britannia House
Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 1HX
0845 1208160
Keighley Housing Advice Team
66 North Street
Keighley
BD21 3RY
0845 1208162
Shipley Housing Advice Team
The Old School
Wrose Brow Road
Shipley
West Yorkshire
BD18 2NT
0845 1208161
Out of Office Hours: 0845 120 8167
An adviser can go through your situation with you to see what options are available and which ones are best for you. An adviser might even be able to help you find a way to stay in your home and avoid becoming homeless.
However, if there is no way to prevent you from becoming homeless an officer will assess your homelessness situation and decide whether you are priority homeless or not.
For more independent advice on Homelessness, Benefits, Debts and other problems please follow the links below: