Homeless Support in Leeds
Housing support in Leeds
If you need advice around renting, including difficulties with landlords or Section 21 evictions, both Shelter and Crisis can support you.
Alternatively, you can contact Leeds Housing Options for information on emergency accommodation. This includes any outstanding duties owed to you by the council.
Rough sleeping support in Leeds
If you’re sleeping rough, or know someone who is, please contact Streetlink, who will alert the appropriate local outreach teams.
If you’re in immediate danger or need medical assistance, please call 999.
You can also contact Simon on the Streets, and our outreach team will make contact with you as soon as we can.
No recourse to public funds
If you’re not able to access benefits or emergency accommodation because you have no recourse to public funds, we’re here to support you.
Please contact our team now.
Day centres in Leeds
St Anne’s Community Services provide for people experiencing homelessness or are vulnerably housed, as well as people with mental health, drug or alcohol challenges.
As well as shower and laundry facilities, they offer support with welfare, housing and employment.
Homeless Hampers also provide food and clothes for people experiencing homelessness in Leeds.
I’m concerned about someone I know who is…
Rough sleeping
Contact us via our contact page or Streetlink via the button below.
Under 25
Contact Housing Options via the button below.
From outside the UK
If the person you know is experiencing homelessness and is from outside the UK, please contact us below.
What happens next?
Our outreach team will use information provided by you to go out to look for people sleeping rough on the streets. When our outreach workers find a person sleeping rough, they’ll do an assessment with that person to understand what support they need.
However, not everyone wishes to access emergency accommodation. We work with that individual based on what they want to do, not what we think they need, while providing practical support and information.
Working with people one-on-one can take time. Building relationships and trust takes time, especially when individuals have been let down in the past.
Our service doesn’t include:
Private or emergency accommodation
We can’t accept second hand clothing donations
We don’t currently accept any food donations that aren’t ‘dry’ – pasta, tins, etc
Common questions
I've seen someone sleeping rough, what should I do?
If you know someone is sleeping rough, please use Streetlink to report them as they’ll alert the local outreach teams. Please give them as much information as possible, including their exact location.
Can I access emergency accommodation if I have my dog with me?
Two kennels are now available at one hostel in Leeds. If you have a dog with you, please let Leeds Housing Options know so they can take that into account when looking for accommodation.
Do I have to pay for emergency accommodation?
An individual who has no recourse to public funds will not be eligible for housing support or emergency accommodation.