Housing Options

The Housing Options Team offer support offer advice and assistance to anyone who is homeless or threatened with homelessness within 56 days.

The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 came into force on 3 April 2018. The Act puts a legal duty on councils to offer more support to a wider range of people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness - and to intervene earlier.

There are fact sheets on gov.uk about the Homelessness Reduction Act.

How to contact us

If you are homeless or threatened with homelessness and have a new enquiry you can self refer in to the service by filling out the Housing Assistance Referral Form on gov.uk

If you are already working with the team or you have a general enquiry and are not at risk of homelessness you can email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For out-of-hours emergency homeless assistance please phone Call P3 on 0808 1692 333 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you are a Local Authority and need to notify us that you have made a placement into the Erewash area you can email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Rough Sleeping

We work with a variety of partners to support rough sleepers.

The Duty to Refer

The duty to refer requires public authorities in England to notify a local housing authority, such as Erewash Borough Council, of service users they think may be homeless or at risk of becoming homeless within 56 days.

If you are under a duty to refer or are an organisation working to provide support to someone who is at risk of homelessness within 56 days please complete the duty to refer form on hpa2.org so that we can provide the appropriate support to the household. Please ensure that you have the client’s permission before making a referral.

Advice from other agencies

If you are worried about becoming homeless Shelter (0808 800 4444) and Direct Help and Advice (01332 287 850) can offer advice.