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If you are one of the above public bodies and you wish to make a referral, then please visit our referral system called ALERT. This government leaflet sets out How to buy a home including working out what you can afford, and the various freehold options available. The CAB is a charity that gives free, confidential information and advice to help people with their money, legal, consumer and other problems. The service aims to provide the advice people need for the problems they face, and to improve the policies and principles that affect people’s lives. Trained advisers help write letters, make phone calls, negotiate with creditors and represent clients at tribunals and courts.
Local authorities have a duty to advise and assist any resident with a housing problem. If a person is homeless, threatened with homelessness, being harassed or thinks they are being illegally evicted; if they cannot afford housing in a suitable location etc. they can approach the district housing for advice and assistance. The council teams will try to help the customer find a suitable solution. Councils in England have to keep a register of people who are interested in self build or custom build in their area. This register helps the council know the level of demand for such plots, so it can develop a strategy to match people to plots in their area. You could apply to another council area or directly to housing associations. Their wait times may be longer than the Peterborough Housing Register.You can then search and bid for properties through our Choice Based Lettings Scheme. This part of the process may take between two and six years. It depends on your banding priority, bedroom entitlement and supply and demand for homes. You may find that hundreds of people bid on one home. There is useful guidance on how to make sure your rented home is safe, here How to rent a safe home The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Partnership provides a lot of helpful information and links, which you can find here: The officer who interviews you will become your caseworker and will do everything they can to try and prevent you becoming homeless. They will assess you under the Homeless Reduction Act 2017 and make a decision on whether we have a duty to offer temporary accommodation or permanent housing. When applying for another council area, you may need to have a local connection to the area. Social housing properties – alternative size
Support is available to all rough sleepers to develop a clear pathway to leave the streets. It's not just about housing, it's about ensuring we also consider health and welfare needs.Having a dog doesn't stop rough sleepers coming into accommodation. We have some accommodation settings that allow dogs. How you can help our work One of our officers will look at whether you are homeless due to your own actions, they will look at : This form will take between 30 and 45 minutes to complete. Do not complete the form if you are not homeless, threatened with homelessness within the next 56 days or have received a valid notice to quit from your landlord. Rough sleeping is a complicated problem to solve. The following scenarios can push people already on the brink into homelessness or rough sleeping.
There are a number of government schemes available to make buying a home more affordable. You can use the “own your own home” on-line tool to find out which scheme is right for you by answering some simple questions. The schemes include: Peterborough City Council’s Housing Needs team has a common Housing Register and a joint allocations policy which was agreed in partnership with ten housing associations who have accommodation in Peterborough. The hard truth is giving money to rough sleepers can prevent them from engaging with support. This may keep them on the streets for longer. If you believe someone has nowhere to sleep tonight, or is under threat of homelessness within the next 56 days, please use these on-line forms to provide as much information as possible, with the person’s consent. The aim is for organisations to work together to try to prevent someone becoming homeless, wherever possible.Local authorities have a duty to advise and assist any resident with a housing problem. If a person is homeless, threatened with homelessness, being harassed or thinks they are being illegally evicted; if they cannot afford housing in a suitable location etc. they can approach local authority for advice and assistance. These teams will help the customer find a suitable solution for their individual situation. Advice
You don’t need to have reported your crime to the Police to receive support. For free, confidential and tailored advice on which service can best suit you, use the link or call the phone number for the Hub.Under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 from 1 October 2018, certain public authorities are required to notify a housing authority of service users they consider may be homeless or threatened with homelessness within 56 days. The public authorities included in the duty are as follows:
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