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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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