Emergency Respite
We provide limited short-term accommodation for people who cannot access housing through their local council.
We offer some limited emergency accommodation for those who are unable to access any through their local councils. Accommodation is typically short term and designed to help either avoid a short period of homelessness until other options become available to the recipient, or to offer respite to those experiencing long term street homelessness.
At the moment, our service is limited to the county of Berkshire. While priority will begiven to those in need of the service locally, we will consider applicants outside of this catchment area for any of the following reasons:
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01
Their physical safety is in serious jeopardy
exceptional examples include but are not limited to:
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they live within an area that is hostile to sanctuary seekers and there are ongoing protests.
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their mental health has deteriorated to the degree that there is physical self-harm.
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they have recently experienced street violence.
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they are vulnerable to sexual exploitation.
02
Their duty of care is under an LA outside of Berkshire, but they have spent a substantial amount of time within the county and have subsequently formed a community within it.
03
They are age disputed, and recognised organisations within the sector have reason to believe they are under the age of 18.
04
There is dispute over the Local Authority with which their case resides which is impacted their ability to access accommodation that they would otherwise receive.​​​
