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Homeless support

There are many different reasons why you may find you're at risk of becoming homeless and need support.

This page has advice on problems with your landlord, when you can't pay for the home you're living in, and when you can no longer continue to live with your family.

If your landlord is slow making repairs to your home you should formally write to them to request they make the repairs (in a letter or by email). If they don't do the repairs you can get advice from the Council's Private Standards Team.

Sheffield City Council: Report disrepair in private rented properties.

Call: 0114 273 4680.

The team can also give advice on tenancy law and offences. They advise on things like: eviction by a landlord, harassment by a landlord and ending a tenancy.

Sheffield City Council: Tenancy law and rights advice for tenants.

If your landlord has served you a notice you can contact the Council's Tenancy Relations Service for advice. Not all notices served are valid and the team can check that for you.

Sheffield City Council: Help for private tenants given notice to leave.

Sheffield Shelter has a city centre drop in where you can get advice on a range of housing issues including problems with your landlord like delays with repairs and harassment. More details below.

If you're struggling to pay for your home you may need support with maximising your income. You can visit the entitledto website to check you're claiming all the money you're entitled to.

entitledto.

You can also get advice from Citizen’s Advice Sheffield.

Citizen's Advice Sheffield.

Call: 0808 278 7820.

You may be able to claim discretionary housing payments to help cover any shortfall in your rent payments. Get more advice from the Council.

Sheffield City Council: Discretionary Housing Payment and Council Tax Hardship Scheme.

Sheffield Shelter has a city centre drop in where you can get advice about housing issues including debt problems and benefits issues, being evicted or having your home repossessed. More details below.

Sometimes there may be conflict at home and this can cause family networks to breakdown.

If you would like support with conflict resolution in the household you can call on Roundabout’s Talk It Out service.

Roundabout: Talk It Out Mediation Service.

Call: 0800 193 5222.

If you're homeless or at risk of homelessness you can get help from the Council's Housing Solutions Team.

Sheffield City Council: Help if you're homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Call: (0114) 273 6306 (Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 5 pm), or 0800 7311 689 (emergency out of hours).

Shelter offers a wide range of help and advice on all housing and homelessness issues. Advice around homelessness, or being worried you’ll soon become homeless, looking for accommodation, problems with a landlord, being evicted or repossessed, debt problems, benefits issues, problems with disrepair, going to court regarding your housing. They also offer some specialist services including a family support service for families with complex needs, and specialist support for children and young persons.

Call: 0330 175 5121.

Drop-in: 33-37 Hereford Street, Sheffield S1 4PP. Open Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm.

Shelter also has an emergency helpline if you're homeless, have nowhere to stay tonight, are worried about losing your home, or are at risk of harm or abuse in your home.

Call: 03301 755 121.

On their website they give online advice for a quick answer on your housing rights, or your next steps.

Shelter.

Shelter: Housing advice. 

Shelter: Webchat.

If you're sleeping rough or are concerned about someone who's sleeping rough, contact the Street Outreach Team run by Framework Housing Association.

Framework Housing Association. 

The Cathedral Archer Project is a place where homeless and vulnerable people can change their lives for the better.

The Cathedral Archer Project.

Sheffield Shelter offers a wide range of help and advice on all housing and homelessness issues. Advice around homelessness, or being worried you’ll soon become homeless, looking for accommodation, problems with a landlord, being evicted or repossessed, debt problems, benefits issues, problems with disrepair, going to court regarding your housing. They also offer some specialist services including a family support service for families with complex needs, and specialist support for children and young persons.

Call: 0330 175 5121.

Drop-in: 33-37 Hereford Street, Sheffield S1 4PP. Open Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm.

Shelter also has an emergency helpline if you're homeless, have nowhere to stay tonight, are worried about losing your home, or are at risk of harm or abuse in your home.

Call: 03301 755 121.

On their website they give online advice for a quick answer on your housing rights, or your next steps.

Shelter.

Shelter: Housing advice. 

Shelter: Webchat.

There are many support services that help homeless people in Sheffield. This includes help with food and meals, substance misuse, and mental health support.

Foodbanks and places to get food.
Our Food banks advice page also gives information about places you can go to get a meal either for free, or paying what you can afford.

Foodbanks

Alcohol/substance misuse.
Sheffield Treatment and Recovery Team (Start) is the single ‘front door’ to alcohol and drug treatment in Sheffield, if you want to talk to someone about your, or someone else’s alcohol or drug use. Start offers assessment, advice and support and a range of treatment options.

Sheffield Treatment and Recovery Team (Start)

Mental health support.
The Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust Homeless Assessment and Support Team provides access to healthcare and support services for people who have a mental health problem. 

SHSCT: Homeless Assessment and Support Team.

Call: 0114 2262520.

Charities and voluntary organisations.
There are Sheffield-based charities and voluntary organisations who help homeless people - providing things like: meals, showers, clothing, medical and dental care, internet and telephone access. 

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