If you need help with housing, advice is available. Information on housing and related support is provided below. You can also find links to your local council and other organisations that can help.
Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) housing payments
Funded by the UK Government, the CRF Housing Payments can support residents who require additional emergency support to help with their housing costs. Information can be found on your local district’s website:
Housing advice
You can access free housing advice support from your local district or city council. They can help with a wide range of housing issues. Contact them as soon as possible if you are at risk of losing your home.
- Housing advice - Cambridge City Council
- Housing and community advice | East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Housing - Fenland District Council
- Housing - Huntingdonshire.gov.uk
- Housing - South Cambs District Council
Housing associations
Renting
Council Tax
Council Tax reduction
- Cambridge City Council Tax reduction
- East Cambridgeshire Council Tax reduction
- Fenland Council Tax reduction
- Huntingdonshire Council Tax reduction
- South Cambridgeshire Council Tax reduction
Council Tax arrears
Homelessness support
District Council housing advice services are your first point of contact for housing assistance. There are other organisations, including street outreach services, that can help you. Some are listed below:
- P3 Charity supports people at risk of losing their home to sustain their tenancy
- Shelter provides emergency housing advice and online guidance if you are facing housing difficulties
- Ferry Project offers homeless help in Fenland
- Jimmy's Cambridge offers homeless help in Cambridge
- Cambridge Cyrenians offers homeless help in Cambridge
- Wintercomfort offers homeless help in Cambridge
- Centre 33 support young people up to 25 years old with housing and homelessness support
- CHS Group support young people in Cambridgeshire who at risk of being homeless
- The 3 Pillars supports people who are homeless in Huntingdonshire. You can find them on 3 Pillars Facebook page
Mortgage support
If you find yourself struggling to pay your mortgage, then contact your lender to try and work out a solution. You should speak to a specialist debt adviser immediately if you can’t pay your debt.
- SMI Overview (GOV.UK website) provides support for mortgage interest for people on certain benefits
Housing adaptation support
If someone in your household has a disability or a long-term health condition, you may be able to access a Disabled Facilities Grant. This can help you adapt your home and support healthy, safe and independent living.
Disabled Facilities Grants: Overview - GOV.UK
Contact your local district or city council for more information.
