Pregnant and Homeless or Nowhere Safe to Live
If you have nowhere safe to live RIGHT NOW -
your local council, Citizens Advice and Shelter will help you.
If you are in an unsafe situation, there is immediate help below.
Local council button – first point of call
Citizens Advice button – if you have nowhere to stay tonight.
Contact Shelter button – how to get help now.
Homeless England button – a huge database of Homelessness services.
If you need to get out of an urgent OR bad situation see Refuge and Women's Aid below
Refuge
Refuge helps women and children and pregnant women who must remove themselves from a harmful situation.
Their emergency contact number is:
0808 2000 247
Women's Aid
Although it is not an emergency service there is help at the end of the phone between 08.00am – 18.00 Monday to Friday. Saturday and Sunday 10.00-18.00.
General information about being pregnant and at risk of being homeless or you are homless.
If you are in this situation there is a lot of help for you. Firstly you are in priorty need. This means that your local council is legally obliged to find you somewhere to live.
The goverment provides advice here. Their website tell you that the first port of call is to contact your local council.
Read more about homelessness at the Citizens Advice website and Shelter.
Shelter’s website has more information about homelessness and the help you can get.
If you are not homeless now but expect to be you can start the process of getting help with somewhere to live from Citizens Advice here.
The many reasons for homelessness - find out more
Being young – 16 or 17.
A young person has left care.
A person resorts to a hostel or night care.
A person is at risk or it is unsafe where they are currently living.
A person is at risk of domestic abuse.
A relationship breakdown.
A person cannot afford a suitable home.
A person has been sofa surfing or sleeping rough.
A person has left prison and has no where to live.
Leaving the Army or other armed services can lead to homelessness.
A person may be a refugee or seeking asylum in UK.
A person cannot access help because of their immigration status.
A person may have no recourse to public funds.
Help with childcare costs
There is financial help with childcare costs from the government and as from 2024 increased hours for younger children.
Every quarter monetary help of £500 up to £2,000 a year, for each of your children to help.
Flexible changes
Flexible changes for 2, 3 and 4 year olds.
Government, Local Councils and Charities
So if you have found yourself in the position of being pregnant and homeless and have nowhere safe to live right now, the government and local councils have to help you. Charities are also able to help.