We try to prevent homelessness by giving advice on types of accomodation which may be available, but due to the overall shortage of housing this is likely to involve living in temporary accomodation.
If you are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless, email our
Homeless Team or call
01908 253481 during office hours (9.00am to 5.15pm weekdays). At other times our "Out of hours Emergency Number" is 01908 692882.
We work in partnership with a number of organisations. In an emergency you can also talk to the
Police 01908 686000 or
Women's Aid, or
Shelter.
If you are aged between 16 and 25 years you can contact the
YMCA.
If you have money problems
Benefits may be available to those who are on a low income and need help with paying rent,
also the
Citizens Advice Bureau runs a
Money Advice Service.
We have to comply with housing law and government guidelines when deciding if we can help and in what way. If we are able to help, due to the overall shortage of suitable housing this is likely to involve living in temporary accomodation.
The Homelessness Act 2000 placed a duty on local authorities to carry out a review of homelessness, and to formulate and publish a
Homelessness Strategy. The key priorities of the Homelessness Strategy are:
- To prevent homelessness
- To secure sufficient accommodation that is and will be available to meet the needs of people in Milton Keynes who are, or may become homeless;
- To secure the satisfactory provision of support services for people who may become homeless or who may have been homeless and need support to stop them from becoming homeless again
- To secure continuous improvements in homelessness services and develop Best Practice
This is our revised Action Plan December 2004.
Updated Homeless Strategy Action Plan Dec 2004_(140K)
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