Homeless or at risk

The Homeless Reduction Act makes it a legal duty for certain public bodies to refer individuals and households who are homeless or threatened with homelessness to the Housing Solutions team at Herefordshire Council.

This includes a duty to report people in the county who are:

• Currently homeless
• At risk of becoming homeless in the next 56 days

Before you can tell us about someone in either of these situations:

• They must give their consent for you to tell us about them, including their contact details, and
• They must have chosen Herefordshire Council as the housing authority they want to be referred to, and
• You must tell them they may still need to complete a homelessness interview/application/assessment

How to make a referral

If someone is homeless or at risk of homelessness within the next 56 days please don't delay, refer as soon as possible (with appropriate consent).

Complete the online referral form

Public bodies with a duty to report homelessness

These public bodies include:

• Prisons
• Young offender institutions
• Secure training centres
• Secure colleges
• Youth offending teams
• Probation services (including community rehabilitation companies)
• Jobcentres in England
• Social service authorities (both adult and children's)
• Emergency departments
• Urgent treatment centres
• Hospitals in their function of providing inpatient care
• Secretary of State for defence in relation to members of the regular armed forces