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The Council's housing advice and homeless services are based in Mirren Chambers, 41 Gauze Street, Paisley, PA1 1EX.
If you are homeless, threatened with homelessness, or need advice about your rights in privately rented accommodation, we can help.
The type of advice and information we give you will depend on your individual circumstances, for example:
- if you are homeless or threatened with homelessness, we can consider a homeless application
- we can provide information to help you apply for housing through the council, housing associations or the private sector
- we can provide information on tenants’ and landlords’ rights and responsibilities
- we can provide information leaflets which give advice on harassment and illegal eviction if you are renting from a landlord
- we can provide information about specialist agencies who offer their services:
Renfrewshire Women's Aid - support for women fleeing abuse.
Violet House
Violet Street
Paisley
PA1 1AP
Advice Works - increasing your income.
Paisley Threads - support for young people, email: paisley.threads@org.co.uk
Renfrewshire Council on Alcohol - support for people with an alcohol addiction: email: info@renfrewcouncilonalcohol.org.uk
Getting in touch
Housing Advice & Homeless Services also operates an emergency service for anyone made homeless outwith office hours. The telephone number for the out of hours service is: 0800 811 505. This is a freephone number. You can also get in touch by:
- email: housingadvice.hps@renfrewshire.gov.uk
- phone: 0141 840 3308/3339/3645
- fax : 0141 840 3222
- call at our Reception desk or write to us at: Housing Advice Centre, Mirren Chambers, 41 Gauze Street, Paisley, PA1 1EX.
- home visits - we can arrange these
Other useful websites:
The Scottish Executive
Shelter Scotland
The Scottish Council for the Single Homeless
Homelessness Strategy
A new Homelessness Strategy is currently being developed for 2008-13. The original Homelessness Strategy 2003-08 explains the Council's position on homelessness. It details how we, together with our partners, will make sure that homelessness services develop in line with the needs and aspirations of local people. The Strategy is available for download from the Related Content menu on the right.
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