Homelessness advice and prevention
The Homelessness Advice and Prevention Team offers free
confidential advice to anyone in the West Lancashire area who is
homeless or thinks they may soon become homeless. Advice can also
be offered to private tenants and landlords on the law around
private rented tenancies.
This section offers a guide to what we can do to help - but
as every case is different it's important that you contact us
as soon as you think you may be at risk of becoming homeless so
that your individual circumstances can be assessed.
The main aim of the team is to try and prevent
people becoming homeless. To do this we:
- Speak to landlords to try to stop you being
evicted
- Offer help with paying the deposit on a
private tenancy (see Rent Deposit Guarantee Scheme)
- Help prevent harassment and illegal eviction
by private landlords
- Refer people to debt counselling agencies and
other support services
- Give advice on how to apply for a council
house
Homelessness advice and
prevention links:
Contact us
For more information please contact the
Homelessness Prevention Team.
Tel: 01695 577177 (or 0845 371 0898 for out of office hours
emergencies)
Email: homelessness@westlancsdc.gov.uk
Online: Housing
enquiry form
Related information
>
DirectGov: preventing homelessness (external link)
> Private sector housing
> Tenancy
relations