Housing for homeless people

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Homelessness is something that happens to many ordinary people all over Britain.

Councils have a legal duty to help homeless people. This is done firstly by interviewing them and assessing their housing situation and, secondly, by offering them temporary or permanent accommodation. Help is provided where the applicants' circumstances warrant it in terms of the law.

Homeless services in Renfrewshire
Our housing advice and homeless service helps people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness. The housing advice centre is open during normal working hours. However, there's also a service to deal with emergency homelessness during out of hours which includes weekends and public holidays. 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 and Homeless Services, Mirren Chambers, 41 Gauze Street, Paisley PA1 1EX

• What to do if you are homeless or threatened with homelessness (that is if you are about to become homeless within 2 months)
• Attending a homeless interview
• Homeless Persons' Assessment
• Housing Support
• Temporary Accommodation
• Permanent Accommodation
• How to improve your chances of being housed
• Renfrewshire Women's Aid
• Accommodation specifically for young people