Renfrewshire Council

What to do if you're homeless or could become homeless

If you're under 25 years old, we can help if you're homeless or if you're worried you could become homeless.

A youth housing adviser will talk to you, find out more about your situation, and go over your housing options.

Phone us on 0300 300 1203 to get started.

Find out how we can help if you're 25 or older.

Support available

Once you phone us, we'll go through a 'housing options interview' with you to see if we can help you avoid becoming homeless and find a positive route into housing.

If we're not able to prevent you from becoming homeless, we'll provide you with emergency accommodation and offer you support to help you in your journey out of homelessness.

If you have a difficult relationship with your family

We work with young people and their families to rebuild relationships.

We can help:

• if you're still living in your family's home and need support to avoid having to leave
• if you're currently homeless, need a temporary place to stay, and would like to rebuild your relationship with your family.

If you need support to keep your current home

We can work with young people and provide resettlement assistance or housing support which will offer practical guidance to help you:

• set up your home
• keep your tenancy.

If you were in care

If you were in care, we'll help you apply for council housing and ask for an assessment of a higher priority because of your care background. This will help you avoid needing to make a homeless application.

Other support available

If you're not sure if we can help or not, phone us on 0300 300 1203 anyway and tell us about your situation. We'll talk through your options with you.