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Housing and Homelessness - Local Addresses - Wakefield

 

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Council Housing

Local Area Council Housing Offices:

Homeless Unit

Open Door Project.

Queens House, Queens Row, Market Street,

Wakefield. West Yorkshire.

WF1 1Df

01924 304362

Monday to Wednesday 8.30am-5.oopm

Thursday 10.00am-5.00pm

Friday 8.30am-4.30pm.

Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesday 8.30am-5.00pm. Thursdays 10am-5pm or Fridays 8.30am-4.30pm.

If Homeless, outside office hours, contact your local police station. or

Social Care Direct. Tele: 10924 303456

At the same address there is the Wakefield Rent Deposit Scheme.

The scheme helps single people and childless couples secure private rented housing by providing landlords with a bond guarantee or deposit, on their behalf.


Wakefield Metropolitan District Housing Services

For other
Civic Centre
Castleford, WF10 1JH
Tel: 01977 727128

for local housing offices.
Tel: 01977 727012.

Private Housing

The Springs Advice Centre
4/5 The Springs
Wakefield, WF1 1PU.
Tel: 01924 302085

Can provide services, advice and representation of Relation to housing, benefits and employment rights, Debts.


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Hostels & Supporting Agencies

English Churches
Wakefield Supported Housing Project
Duty Officer
Marsh Way House
10 Arundal Close
Wakefield, WF1 3LF.
Tel: 01924 385722

SignPost
Constance Green Centre
24 Cheapside
Wakefield WF1 2TF
Tel: 01924 304100
To provide support to young people who at age 16+ were in public care.
Also aims to prepare 16-24yrs old and their transition to independance.

Wakefield Tenants and Residents Federation.
The Old Doctors Surgery
Almshouse Lane
Wakefield WF1 1DS
Tel: 01924 291060

email: wtrf@btconnect.com

Housing Benefit Services
(Wakefield Metropolitan District Council)

Advice on housing benefit matters.

King Charles II House
Headlands Road, Pontefract
Tel: 01977 463110

For council house enquiries
Tel: 01977 727556 / 7 / 8 / 9

For private housing enquiries
Tel: 01977 727512 / 3 / 4

 

Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)

(See 'You and Your Rights' in the local addresses drop down menu at the top of this page)

Social Care Direct
If you think you may need social care
Tel: 01924 303456

Other places for general advice, information and support are:

Local Youth & Community Centres
(See 'Community Education Addresses - Wakefield' in the local addresses drop down menu at the top of this page)

Local Connexions Centre
(See 'Education, Training & Employment' in the local addresses drop down menu at the top of this page)


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Useful Websites

HOSTELS
www.hostels.org.uk

STUDENTS
www.studentuk.com

HOUSING
www.housingcorp.gov.uk


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