Scottish Churches Housing Action - no room for homelessness in Scotland

churches housing action against homelessness

If you are homeless, the first place you should go to for help is your local council – look them up in the phone book, and use the 24-hour helpline if necessary. If there isn’t one listed, the police will have it. Shelter has a network of advice centres, listed below, and the Citizens Advice Bureau or other advice service should be able to advise you. For practical advice in an emergency, look at http://scotland.shelter.org.uk/getadvice/how_we_can_help/_free_housing_advice_helpline

Aberdeen - Dundee - Edinburgh - Glasgow - Ayr - Other

Aberdeen Housing Aid Centre

1.1 Greyfriars House
(ground floor suite) East Wing, Gallowgate
Aberdeen AB10 1LU

Aberdeen Housing Aid Centre is not taking on any new cases at this time. Please phone Shelterline on 0808 800 4444 if you have a housing problem and live in one of the areas listed below.

Areas covered
Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Highland; Moray; Western Isles; Orkney; Shetland Isles

Dundee Housing Aid Centre

32 South Tay Street
Dundee DD1 1PD
Tel: 01382 225 544 / Fax: 01382 200 366

Opening times
Mon: 10am - 1pm
Tues: 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm
Wed: closed
Thurs: 10am - 1pm
Fri: closed

Areas covered
Angus; Clackmannanshire; Dundee City; Falkirk; Fife; Perth and Kinross; Stirling

Edinburgh Housing Aid Centre

Ground Floor, Unit 2, Kittle Yards
Causewayside
Edinburgh EH9 1PJ
Tel: 0131 466 8031 / Fax: 0131 466 8033

Opening Times
Please visit us or phone for advice (on 466 8031) at the following times:
• Mondays: 1.00pm - 4.00pm
• Tuesdays: 10.00am - 1.00pm
• Thursdays: 1.00pm - 4.00pm
You can also leave a message on our answerphone (on 0131 466 8031) at other times and we will phone you back when we are open.

Areas covered
East Lothian; Edinburgh City; Midlothian; Scottish Borders; West Lothian

Glasgow Housing Aid Centre

53 St Vincent Crescent
Glasgow G3 8NQ
Tel: 0141 221 8995 / Fax: 0141 221 8803

Opening times
Mon: 1pm - 4pm
Tues: 10am - 1pm
Wed: closed
Thurs: 1pm - 4pm
Fri: closed

Areas covered
Argyll and Bute; Dumfries and Galloway; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Renfrewshire; Glasgow City; Inverclyde; North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Renfrewshire; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; West Dunbartonshire

Ayr independent housing aid centre

3a Holmston Road
Ayr KA7 3BA
Tel: 01292 288 111

Opening times
Mon: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Tues: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Wed: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Thurs: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Fri: 9:30am - 12:30pm

Other advice agencies - Citizen's Advice Bureau

Because Shelter cannot afford to run a housing aid centre in every town or city, they provide support and training for Citizens Advice Bureaux (CABx) through the Scottish Homelessness Advisory Service (SHAS).
Partly funded by Communities Scotland, SHAS provides expert advice where it's needed most. There are more than 50 CABx throughout Scotland. You can find the one nearest you in the telephone directory or by searching on the Citizens Advice Scotland website.

Other options

There may be other advice agencies or law centres in your local area. You can use the advice services search function on Shelter's housing information website, Shelternet, to find agencies in your area. Or you can phone Shelterline (free) on 0808 800 4444 to find out what independent advice agencies are near you.

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