If you are already homeless or we cannot help you to
keep your home we will begin a homeless investigation.
During a homeless investigation we will consider whether you are
local to North Somerset.
We will only accept a duty to house you, with some
exceptions, if you have a local connection with this area.
You will be considered to have a local connection following
apply to your individual circumstances:
- You have lived here for six out of the last 12 months or three
out of the last five years
- You have permanent work in the area
- Either your mum, dad, brother or sister have lived here for the
past five years
- Your local connection is with another district but you are not
safe to return to the whole of that area
- You have no local connection anywhere
If you have no local connection and a homeless duty is accepted
we will refer you to another area where you have a connection
- if it is safe for you to go there.
Time spent in dry houses, rehabs or any other treatment centres
to which you were referred by another authority do not count
towards a local connection with North Somerset.
Qualifying accommodation must be settled and of your own
choosing.
For further information download our
Homelessness Advice Booklet (pdf, Jul
10, 91KB).
Alternatively, contact
our
Housing Advice Team on 01934 426 330.
