Housing and Homelessness
If you are homeless, or you're about to be made homeless, contact the people below.
East Renfrewshire Council Homelessness Service 0141 577 3001
office hours only. Out of office emergency 0800 052 0180
East Renfrewshire Council has a specific legal duty towards homeless people.
The Council has to provide advice and assistance to anyone who is homeless or threatened with homelessness.
If you make a homeless application and you have nowhere else to stay, the Council will offer temporary accommodation until they have investigated your circumstances and made a final decision. Call the number above to make an appointment with a homeless officer.
Shelter 0808 800 444
free, 8am–midnight
Shelter can advise on a wide range of housing problems – homelessness, rent arrears, tenancy disputes – and can sometimes represent you at court.
Shelter has a branch in Glasgow City Centre:
Tel: 0844 893 5560
Address: First Floor Suite 2, Breckenridge House, 274 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3EH.
Ethnic Minorities: Positive Action in Housing 0141 353 2220
Office hours
Email: home@paih.org
Works with ethnic minority groups to secure good quality, affordable and safe homes. They can help if you:
- have problems asking for help because English is not your first language?
- are experiencing racial harassment
- live in a house that's too small for your needs
- have problems with your landlord
- live in a council/housing association property, which needs repairs
- feel isolated and would you prefer to live closer to your own community, shops and places of worship
- want to apply for a Housing Association or a Council house but are not sure of how to do it
