Do you need help?

Homeless Link

The Homeless Link website has a detailed directory of services available to homeless people in London and the UK.

Shelter

0808 800 4444

Shelter’s free housing advice helpline is open 7 days a week from 8am-8pm weekdays and 8am-5pm at weekends.

Their website contains detailed information on homelessness and housing issues.

Westminster rough sleeping helpline

If you are sleeping rough in Westminster, call the council’s 24-hour Rough Sleeping helpline on 020 7641 3841.

Local Housing Options Teams

During the day you can approach your local Homeless Options Team. Contact your local authority for the telephone number and opening hours.

Outside office hours, use these emergency numbers for London boroughs:

Barking and Dagenham: 020 8594 8356

Barnet: 020 8359 2000

Bexley: 020 8303 7777

Brent: 020 8937 1234

Bromley: 020 8464 4848

Camden: 020 7974 4444

City of London: 020 7606 3030

Croydon: 020 8686 4433

Ealing: 020 8825 5000

Enfield: 020 8379 1000

Greenwich: 020 8854 8888

Hackney: 020 8356 3000

Hammersmith & Fulham: 020 8748 8588

Haringey: 020 8348 3148

Harrow: 020 8863 5611

Havering: 01708 4340000 out of hours 01708 433999

Hillingdon: 01895 556666

Hounslow: 020 8583 2222

Islington: 020 7226 0992

Kensington & Chelsea: 0207 361 3008

Kingston Upon Thames: 020 8770 5000 (run by LB Sutton on behalf of Kingston)

Lambeth: 020 7926 1000

Lewisham: 020 8314 6000

Merton: 020 8770 5000 (run by LB Sutton on behalf of Merton)

Newham: 020 8552 9587

Redbridge: 0208 554 5000 out of hours 020 8553 5825

Richmond Upon Thames: 0208 891 7409 out of hours 020 8744 2442

Southwark: 020 7525 5000

Sutton: 020 8770 5000

Tower Hamlets: 020 7364 5000

Waltham Forest: 020 8496 3000

Wandsworth: 020 8871 6000

Westminster: 020 7286 7412