Housing Crisis Support

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Homeless or have nowhere to stay tonight?

Greenhouse GP Surgery

Housing support for single people

If you require an assessment you will need to arrive early and will be booked in for an appointment on the day.

Contact Details

  • Address: 19 Tudor Road Hackney E9 7SN
  • Bus Route: 26, 48, 55, 106, 254
  • Telephone: 0208 510 4490

Opening times

  • Monday: 9am to 5pm
  • Tuesday: 9am to 5pm
  • Wednesday: closed for assessments
  • Thursday: 9am to 5pm
  • Friday: 9am to 5pm

Streetlink

Register where you currently are via the Streetlink website and the outreach team will try and make contact with you.

  • Telephone: 0300 5000 914

At immediate risk of being made homeless (individuals and families)

If you need to register as homeless or make an application with the council, make contact with the council where your last known address was

Hackney Council 

Contact the housing team on 020 8356 2929 or 020 8356 2300 (outside of opening hours) or attend in person at:

Hackney Service Centre
1 Hillman Street
London
E8 1DY 

Opening Hours

  • 9am to 5pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
  • 9am to 4pm on Wednesday

Islington Council

Contact the Housing Aid Team on 020 7527 2000 or attend in person at:

222 Upper Street
London
N1 1XR

Opening Hours

  • 9am to 5pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
  • 10am to 5pm on Wednesday

Tower Hamlets Council

Contact the Housing Options team on 020 7364 7474 or call 020 7364 4079 outside of opening hours or attend in person at:

Housing Options Service
Tower Hamlets Town Hall
160 Whitechapel Road
London E1 1BJ

Opening Hours

  • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am to 4.30pm
  • Wednesday, 10am to 4.30pm

Haringey Council 

Marcus Garvey Centre
Tottenham Green Pools and Fitness, 1 Philip Lane
Tottenham
N15 4JA

Alternatively, you can make an appointment in advance via the Marcus Garvey Library website

We do not deal with PCNs or Appeals

If you have nowhere to sleep tonight call 020 8489 1000

Opening Hours

  • Monday Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am to 5pm
  • Wednesday, 10am to 5pm

Crisis Skylight London

Supports people over the age of 16 who are experiencing homelessness, or immediately at risk of homelessness.

Skylights can help with:

  • Finding a home and settling in
  • Finding work and applying for jobs
  • Looking after your health and wellbeing

You can self refer to Crisis Skylight London by emailing london@crisis.org.uk

  • Address: 50 to 52 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LT
  • Bus: Public transport options include Bus 242 on Commercial Street
  • Tube or train: nearest stations are Aldgate East, Liverpool Street, and Shoreditch High Street

Opening Hours

  • Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm

Non urgent support/help to maintain your tenancy

Engage Hackney

A housing related floating support service delivered across the London Borough of Hackney to help residents maintain their tenancy

The service is delivered via 1-2-1 support sessions at your home, in the community or in our office. A drop-in service for Engage Hackney is available Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am to 1pm by appointment.

  • Telephone: 0800 953 4044
  • Address: Timber Wharf, 5 Ermine Mews, Laburnum Street, London, E2 8BF

Engage Haringey

A housing related floating support for people aged 18 and over living in Haringey and those placed outside Haringey in Temporary Accommodation. Referral is via referral partners such as GP Surgeries/social prescribers

Telephone: 0800 953 4045

National support services and homeless charity helpline numbers

Shelter Emergency Helpline

  • If you are homeless
  • If you are at risk of harm at home
  • You are worried about losing your home in the next two months

Open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm

  • Telephone: 0808 800 4444

Closed weekends and bank holidays

Centrepoint Helpline

  • For young people aged 16 to 25
  • Provides financial and legal advice if you are homeless or at risk of being homeless

Open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm

  • Telephone: 0808 800 0661

Homeless Link

Database of homelessness services in England 

Visit the Homeless Link website