Temporary accommodation
Council temporary accommodation and where to find hostels and night shelters in the region.
If you are likely to be homeless, you might be eligible for temporary accommodation from us. We will look at your circumstances and assess if you're eligible for help.
Find out what to do if you are homeless or worried about becoming homeless.
Help with your housing needs
If you are worried about having nowhere suitable to live, find out more about the housing support available for you depending on your personal situation.
GOV.UK has guidance on emergency housing if you're homeless.
Council temporary accommodation
Council temporary accommodation may be an option for particularly vulnerable people who the council has a duty to accommodate when homeless.
Contact our Housing Options Team for help and advice.
Hostels and night shelters
Direct access hostels are intended to provide easily accessible temporary accommodation.
Some hostels are open 24 hours, although they may require residents to be out during the day and also have a night time curfew. Some may also have a limit to the amount of time someone can stay at the hostel.
There are no hostels or night shelters in Uttlesford, but there are a number in the region.
Bishopridge House, Norwich
Website: stmartinshousing.org.uk
Telephone: 01603 666563 or 01603 980799
Bury St Edmunds Genesis, Housing Grove Park
Telephone: 01284 723839
Cambridge Cyrenians
Website: cambridgecyrenians.org.uk
Telephone: 01223 366292
Chelmsford CHESS
Website: chesshomeless.org
Telephone: 01245 281104
Colchester Engagement & Next Steps (CENS)
Website: cens4homeless.org.uk
Telephone: 01206 549885
Felixstowe Genesis House, Buregate Road
Telephone: 01394 670476
The Ferry Project, Wisbech
Telephone: 01945 589905
Herring Housing Trust, Great Yarmouth
Website: www.herringhousetrust.org.uk
Telephone: 01493 331524
Ipswich Genesis Housing, Cavendish Lodge
Telephone: 01473 219155
Jimmy's Cambridge
Website: www.jimmyscambridge.org.uk
Telephone: 01223 576085
The King's Arms Project, Bedford
Website: kingsarmsproject.org
Telephone: 01234 266085
Lowestoft Genesis Housing, Trafalgar House
Telephone: 01502 564381
St Albans Open Door
Website: opendoorstalbans.org
Telephone: 01727 859113