Hostel & Emergency Accommodation

Note: From 1st October 2005 people in temporary accommodation could be charged for their rooms

Hostels vary a great deal. There are very few direct access hostels at which you can just turn up. You will usually have to be referred to a hostel by an agency such as the Housing Needs Service, Housing Aid Access Point or CHAS. You may have to share a room. The length of stay will vary from place to place.

Most areas have a women’s refuge which are designed for women fleeing violence and they are usually staffed by females only.