Homeless ex‐armed forces advice
If you're leaving the armed services, or you are a former member, you may be entitled to extra help if you become homeless.Practical steps to take:Register for the Council’s housing allocation scheme...
View ArticleHomeless after leaving hospital
If you have nowhere to live after you are discharged from hospital, you should tell the hospital nursing staff as soon as possible, so that they know that you will be homeless when you are discharged....
View ArticleHelp for those experiencing domestic abuse
Domestic abuse includes any incident of threatening behaviour, violence or abuse. The abuse can be psychological, physical, social, financial, or emotional.Domestic abuse can happen between two people...
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Help for homeless care leavers
Most young people who have been in care are entitled to help if they become homeless. The help you are entitled to depends on your age and personal circumstances.Care leavers under the age of 18If you...
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Mental health and homelessness
Our Housing Options Team will ensure that housing problems are identified early to help prevent you from becoming homeless. This will be achieved through partnership work and multi-agency working to...
View ArticleThe Homelessness Reduction Act
From 3 April 2018, the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 came into force. The act puts a legal duty on councils to offer more support to a wider range of people who are homeless or threatened with...
View ArticleHomelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy
Ipswich Borough Council’s Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2019 – 2024 has been developed with partners, following the publication of the Government’s Rough Sleeping Strategy (published in...
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Make a homelessness referral (duty to refer)
Under section 213B of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2018, specified public authorities are required to notify a housing authority of service users they consider may be homeless or threatened with...
View ArticleHousing Options - Homelessness
Address: Ipswich Borough Council,Housing Options,3E Grafton House, 15-17 Russell Road,Ipswich, IP1 2DEService: HomelessnessEmail: housing.options@ipswich.gov.ukPhone: 01473 43200001473 433444Out of...
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Support for Rough Sleepers
Read more about what we are doing to help rough sleepers during the coronavirus pandemic.Rough sleeping is the most visible form of homelessness. People who sleep rough often use shop doorways, bus...
View ArticleHelp for homeless 16 and 17 year-olds
If you’re aged 16 or 17, the Suffolk County Council Social Services department can help you. They can give you support and find you somewhere to stay if:You can't return home and have nowhere else to...
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