Preventing homelessness - Advice and support

Do you think you're living in unreasonable conditions and at risk of becoming homeless?

We can give you advice and support to help prevent you becoming homeless - by remaining in your current home or finding somewhere else to live. Our homelessness service is an emergency service so look at these other options and this advice and information first.

Housing Options Guide: 

This guide will help you find out about the many housing options available in the Aberdeen area. You can download or look at it on screen and use the links to get more information on the options available. Different personal circumstances need different solutions therefore we aim to give you information about a variety of different accommodation options available.

Getting help to prevent homelessness:

The prevention of homelessness is our top priority. Don't wait until you become homeless before you do anything about it.

Homelessness - Advice & Assistance:

If you are at risk of losing your home, can't stay where you are, or are worried that you will have to move out soon, we may be able to help you. We can help you find temporary accommodation if you need it.

Other Advice & Assistance

Below is a list of other help that might be useful:

• Emergency help: Homelessness - Emergency Help in Aberdeen
• Free food: Times and Places to Collect Free Food
• Health: NHS Grampian - Marywell Health Centre
• Drugs/alcohol: Timmer Market Clinic
• Drugs:  Drugs Action
• Alcohol: Addaction
• Alcohol:  Alcohol_Support
• Housing/Debt: Civil Legal Assistance Office
• Low cost furniture, carpets, etc:  Instant Neighbour
• Free help: furniture – Somebody Cares
• Financial help:  Grampian Credit Union or St Machar Credit Union - Credit Unions are a not-for-profit financial co-operative that is owned and controlled by its members. They can best be described as groups of people who save together and lend to each other at reasonable rates of interest, thus allowing each other the opportunity to gain greater control over their financial affairs.
• Aberdeen Homelessness Directory: directory of local services:

Where to find us

• Advice is available from the Marischal College Customer Service Centre.
• The Out of Hours Helpline can be contacted on 01224 620610. A Standby Officer will get in touch with the caller, provide advice and assistance and arrange temporary accommodation as required. Our Out of Hours Emergency Service operates from 4.45pm to 8.30am Monday to Friday. During weekends and public holidays we provide a 24 hours service.
• Homeless emergency information is available in English, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Polish and Russian. Telephone 01224 522210 if you require leaflets in any of the above languages.

Contacts

• Preventing homelessness - Advice and support
  Homelessness Service
  Business Hub 1
  Lower Ground West
  Marischal College
  Broad Street
  Aberdeen
  AB10 1AB
  Phone: 01224 522210
  Fax: 01224 522297
  Email: homeless@aberdeencity.gov.uk