If we find that we have a legal duty to assist you, we will arrange interim accommodation for you if you need it.
We will need to discuss your situation in more detail. This will enable us to decide whether or not we can eventually offer you permanent housing. We will ask you some questions to help us decide whether or not you are intentionally homeless and whether or not you have a local connection to Newcastle-under-Lyme. We will also check if you owe us any money.
Even if we find that we do not have a legal duty to assist you, we may be able to help you find a home.
Helping us deal with your application - please bring :
- Birth certificates for you and your partner, if you have one.
- Birth certificates for your children, if you have any living with you.
- Child benefit book, if you have children living with you.
- Proof of pregnancy, if you or anyone else in your household is pregnant.
- Proof of your name, address, e.g. driving licence, passports, utility bill, bank statement.
- Proof of income, e.g. wage slips, if you or your partner are working, or proof of your benefits if you are not currently working.
- Copy of any current tenancy agreement or rent book.
- Notice to quit, or notice seeking possession if you have been given one by your landlord.
- Copy of letter from mortgage lender, solicitor or court if you are a homeowner and your property is being repossessed.
- Possession order or baliffs warrant if you have one.
- If leaving relatives or friends, please ask them to write a letter to you stating the date you must leave and why, confirming how long you have lived at that address.
- Any medical reports you may have, if you wish these to be considered.
- If leaving a property due to harassment, copies of police reports, crime number or letters from supporting agencies if available.
- Confirmation of your asylum/immigration status, eg passport, SAL 1, SAL 2, if you are subject to immigration control.
- Written confirmation of date of discharge from HM forces, if applying due to end of HM forces employment.
