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Housing
Advice 
General
If people
are homeless and are considered to be in priority need (which may be the
case for people with mental health problems), local authorities have a
duty to provide temporary accommodation while they consider if there is
a duty to provide permanent accommodation. Often people go to the housing
office with a social worker, but people can contact the housing office
direct, in which case the office will need to contact the relevant mental
health professionals. If a homeless person who is not local is discharged
from psychiatric hospital, the local authority may still have a duty towards
that person, but could refer them to an authority where they lived previously.
If people with mental health problems are not homeless but want to be
rehoused by the local authority, they can go to the Housing Department
to put their name on the Housing Needs Register. Sometimes medical problems
may be counted as additional points when that person’s application
is considered.
If you have a social worker, discuss it with them. If not, go and discuss
the situation with your local housing department. (There are other organisations
which provide temporary direct access accommodation for homeless people).
You can get
advice on housing (including help with finding it) from the
following organisations, depending on where you live.
Cambridge
City Council
Community Services
Hobson House
44 St Andrew’s Street
Cambridge CB2 3AS
Telephone: 01223 457000
Website: www.cambridge.gov.uk
South
Cambridgeshire District Council
South Cambridgeshire Hall
Cambourne Business Park
Cambourne
Cambridge CB3 6EA
Telephone: 08450 450 500
Fax: 01954 710 230
Email: scdc@scambs.gov.uk
Website: www.scambs.gov.uk
East
Cambridgeshire District Council
The Grange
Nutholt Lane
Ely
Cambs CB7 4PL
Telephone: 01353 616258
Fax: 01353 665240
Email: housing@eastcambs.gov.uk
Website: www.eastcambs.gov.uk
Hereward
Housing
St Mary’s Lodge
St Mary’s Street
Ely
Cambs CB7 4EY
Telephone: 0845 850 5757
Fax: 01353 669447
Email: enquiries@herewardhousing.org.uk
Website: www.herewardhousing.org.uk
Ely
Link Scheme
C/o Croylands Centre
30 Cambridge Road
Ely
Cambs CB7 4HL
Telephone: 01353 659569
Ditchburn
Place Supported Housing
(Cambridge City Council)
Mill Road
Cambridge CB1 2DR
Telephone: 01223 314800
Fax: 01223 354054
Website: www.cambridge.gov.uk
Housing
for people with mental health problems
There are
a number of organisations (mainly voluntary), which provide housing for
people with mental health problems. This can range from homes staffed
on a 24-hour basis to self contained flats and bedsits for people who
want to live independently but still require support.
The
Cambridge Pringle Group (a registered charity)
Pringle House
14 Ribstone Way
Cambridge CB4 2FT
Telephone: 01223 425946
Fax: 01223 425946 (call first)
Email: admin.cpg@btconnect.com
Granta
Housing Society Ltd
1 Horizon Park
Barton Road
Comberton
Cambridge CB3 7AF
Telephone: 01223 576756
Fax: 01223 576750
©
Lifecraft Mental Health Handbook 2005
Last
revised 22 April 2008
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