We are accepting self-referrals.  If you are at risk of being made homeless or are currently homeless or rough sleeping within Waltham Forest, please contact us – referrals@wfcbranches.org.uk 

We cannot provide emergency accommodation.

Links to useful information and how you can get help, via the London Borough of Waltham Forest website:

Housing – click here

Including links to:

• Apply for a council house
• Information on Housing Benefit
• Reporting a rough sleeper

Homelessness – click here

Including links to:

• Help and support to avoid homelessness
• Help if you are homeless or rough sleeping
• Help available locally

Help if you are homeless or rough sleeping – click here

Including links to:

• Help if you are being evicted or serviced notice
• No recourse to public funds
• Help if you are homeless or about to become homeless
• Homelessness: Duty to refer

Help if you are experiencing or fleeing domestic abuse – click here

Including signposting to:

• Domestic abuse drop-in centres
• No recourse to public funds
• Help if you are homeless or about to become homeless
• Homelessness: Duty to refer

Some useful contacts via the London Borough of Waltham Forest:

• advice@walthamforest.gov.uk
• Resettlement@walthamforest.gov.uk
• Duty to refer
• Housing advice: 020 8496 3000
• If you have nowhere safe to sleep tonight: 020 8496 3000

Get independent advice

You can get free, independent housing advice from Citizens Advice Adviceline (England): 0800 144 8848

You can get free housing and legal advice via the Waltham Forest Community Hub:  07743 099 963 (Tues & Weds, 10am–2pm)

Report a Rough Sleeper

• Via the Streetlink website
• And on 0300 500 0914