Housing associations

What housing associations are, who can apply, how they work, list of housing associations in Renfrewshire.

What housing associations are

Housing associations are not-for-profit organisations that provide affordable homes to people.

Although housing associations are not part of the council, we work closely with them to help local people find homes. For example, we can refer people who have applied for council housing to get a housing association property.

Who can apply

Anyone who is 16 or older can apply to a housing association.

Because of demand, housing associations usually prioritise people from specific groups, including:

people on a low income
older people
disabled people
people who need support to live in their own home.

Check the list of housing associations in Renfrewshire below to find out which ones are relevant to you and how to contact them.

How housing associations work

You must apply directly to a housing association, not to the council, if you want to get onto a housing association's waiting list.

Different housing associations cover different areas, so you might want to apply to more than one, depending on where you want to live.

Once you're on a waiting list, the housing association will contact you once they have a suitable home to offer you. Because of demand, there's no guarantee that you'll be offered a home.

List of housing associations in Renfrewshire

There are 14 housing associations in Renfrewshire. They have around 9,000 homes between them.

Check the list of housing associations in Renfrewshire, what types of homes they have, and how to contact them so you can apply.

List of housing associations in Renfrewshire
Housing Association	Description	Locations	Type and size of housing	Contact details
Bield Housing Association	Older people aged 50 and over who are looking for retirement housing	Johnstone town centre	1 retirement housing development with 30 flats	Phone: 0141 270 7200 Email: info@bield.co.uk
Blackwood Homes and Care	General public, older people, and disabled people	Paisley and Renfrew	1,2 3 and 4 bedroom homes Mix of flats and houses Around 50 homes in Renfrewshire	Phone: 0131 317 7227 Email: cst@blackwoodgroup.org.uk
Bridgewater Housing Association	General public, older people, and disabled people	Erskine	1,2 3 and 4 bedroom homes Mix of flats and houses	Phone: 0141 812 2237 Email: admin@bridgewaterha.org.uk
Cairn Housing Association	Older people aged 50 and over who are looking for retirement housing	Paisley	1 retirement housing development with 38 flats, which are a mix of bedsits and 1 bedroom flats	Phone: 0800 990 3405 Email: enquiries@cairnha.com
Ferguslie Park Housing Association	General public, older people, and disabled people	Ferguslie Park area in Paisley	1,2 3 and 4 bedroom homes Mix of flats and houses	Phone: 0141 887 4053 Email: admin@fpha.org.uk
Hanover Scotland Housing Association	Older people	Elderslie, Johnstone, Paisley, and Renfrew	Mix of sheltered housing, very sheltered housing, amenity housing, and extra care housing	Phone: 0800 111 4646 Email: hello@hanover.scot
Horizon Housing Association	General public, older people, and disabled people	Erskine, Johnstone, Paisley, and Renfrew	1,2 and 3 bedroom homes Mix of flats and houses	Phone: 0330 303 0089 Email: e-mail@horizonhousing.org
Key	People who need support to live in their own home Homes are let through social work referrals, not a waiting list	Elderslie, Erskine, Johnstone, Paisley, and Renfrew	1,2 and 3 bedroom homes Mix of flats and houses Around 60 homes in Renfrewshire	Phone: 0141 342 1890 Email: hello@key.org.uk
Link Housing Association	General public and disabled people	Linwood, Lochwinnoch, Johnstone, and Paisley	1,2 3 and 4 bedroom homes Mix of flats and houses	Phone: 0330 303 0124 Email: csc@linhaltd.co.uk
Linstone Housing Association	General public, older people, and disabled people	Bridge of Weir, Johnstone, Linwood, and Paisley	1,2 3 and 4 bedroom homes Mix of flats and houses	Phone: 01505 382 383 Email: general@linstone.co.uk
Loretto Housing Association	General public and disabled people	Bishopton, Johnstone, Linwood, Paisley, and Renfrew	1,2 3 and 4 bedroom homes Mix of flats and houses	Phone: 0800 952 9292 Email: talk@lorettoha.co.uk
Paisley Housing Association	General public, older people, and disabled people	Paisley	1,2 3 and 4 bedroom homes Mix of flats and houses	Phone: 0141 889 7105 Email: admin@paisleyha.org.uk
Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association	General public, older disabled people, and people who need support to live in their own home	Linwood, Paisley, and Renfrew	1,2 3, 4, and 5 bedroom homes Mix of flats and houses	Phone: 0800 131 3348 Email: contactus@sanctuary.co.uk
Williamsburgh Housing Association	General public and disabled people	Johnstone, Kilbarchan, Paisley, and Renfrew	1,2 3 and 4 bedroom homes Mix of flats and houses	Phone: 0141 887 8613 Email: admin@williamsburghha.co.uk

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