Housing & Homelessness

BCP Council – Housing

BCP Council provides an umbrella for a variety of Housing related issues including homeless prevention, council tax assistance and renting issues.

Telephone: 01202 123147 (Monday to Thursday 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-4.30pm)

For more information, go to: https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/housing

Let’s Talk Renting

This is a BCP Council project, administered by Citizens Advice BCP which offers clients assistance with renting issues.

Telephone: 01202 985104 (Monday to Friday 10am-4pm)

Email: letstalkrenting@citizensadvicebcp.org.uk

Shelter

Shelter is a national charity offering advice or support to Anyone who is homeless or at risk of homelessness and anyone with a housing related problem.

Telephone: 0344 515 1400 (Monday to Friday 10am – 2pm). There is a crisis line number 0808 800 4444 that is open Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm

For more information, go to: https://england.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice

BH1 Project

The BH1 Community Project is run by Boscombe Salvation Army. It aims to serve and support those in the local and wider community irrespective of their background. hey help homeless and community clients.

For more information, go to: https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/boscombe

Routes to Roots

Routes to Roots offer drop-in services where they provide basic necessities, such as showers, hot food, clothing and sleeping bags, and offer outreach access to the Poole addictions team, mental health workers, Poole rough sleeper outreach team and housing advisers.

For more information, go to: https://www.routestoroots.org/charity/

St. Mungos

If you are currently rough sleeping or have identified somebody rough sleeping in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole then please contact BCP Street Outreach Team, St Mungos on 01202 315962 or by emailing b&pstreetoutreach@mungos.org.

Faithworks ARCH

Faithworks ARCH work practically with people to get them out of crisis, and then work alongside individuals to prevent reoccurring homelessness. https://faith-works.org.uk/what-we-do/faithworks-arch-programme/