Social housing is lower cost rented housing provided by landlords who are registered with the social housing regulator, they are often known as Housing Associations. Incommunities is the major social housing provider in the Bradford district, managing almost 22,500 houses, flats and sheltered housing. Demand for social housing across the Bradford district is high and many more people want social housing than the number of homes that become available.
Private rented homes can offer lots of different types and sizes of homes across the Bradford district. It can often be quicker to get a home that is rented privately.
Bradford Council’s Private Sector Lettings Scheme is a free tenant finder service for landlords and agents. The scheme will benefit prospective tenants in the following ways:
The Housing Options Service can help you with all sorts of housing related problems. Together we can look at your situation and decide on the best way to help you tackle your problems to enjoy trouble-free housing.
Tel: 01274 435999
The office is open Monday-Thursday 8.30am-5.00pm and 8.30am-4.30pm on Fridays, outside of these times the telephone line will be answered by the emergency duty team.
e-mail: housingoptions@bradford.gov.uk
Worried about where you will sleep tonight?
If you’re worried about where you are going to sleep tonight, please let us know. You can get our help by coming to our Housing Options service:
Britannia House
Hall Ings
Bradford
BD1 1HX ( can we include map)
01274 435999
Town Hall
Bow Street
Keighley
BD21 3PA (can we include map)
01274 435999
If it is outside of normal office hours, please contact our emergency duty team on 01274 381999
The Housing Options Service offers a free and confidential service. Our specially trained team can help with all sorts of housing related problems. Together we can look at your situation and decide on the best way to help you tackle your problems to enjoy trouble-free housing.
We will carry out a simple options interview to find out how we can help you. Our team have lots of experience in this subject and a network of contacts, and they can help in the following ways:
Contact Housing options
Tel: 01274 435999
e-mail: housingoptions@bradford.gov.uk
There are also specialist housing advice and support services within the Bradford district who may be able to provide support, you can find them on our service directory.
The Day Shelter is a service commissioned by Bradford council. It provides an independent and safe service for people aged 16+ who are homeless or who are vulnerably housed.
There are two elements to the service – specific housing related assistance and a community centre approach, which provides support in other related areas.
Housing assistance support for you:
Community Centre support for you:
The Day Shelter is open from 08:45 to 16:00 Monday to Friday.
If you are homeless you do not need an appointment.
Agencies who are referring someone need to call the shelter to book support sessions. Appointments are scheduled between 10:00am and 3.00pm.
The shelter is based as the Salvation Army, 371 Leeds Road, Bradford, BD3 9NG
Tel: 01274 397217 E-mail: theorchard@salvationarmy.org.uk
Bradford Council has commissioned a service to help people who are sleeping rough or at risk of sleeping rough in the district. Humankind run this service, which is called Bradford No Second Night Out.
No Second Night Out is open 365 days a year and offers a range of services to rough sleepers including:
This service is for you if:
If you are sleeping rough, or you are concerned about someone sleeping rough in Bradford, you can contact No Second Night Out in the following ways:
The Cold Weather provision is a multi-agency partnership, commissioned by Bradford Council. The Cold Weather partners provide emergency beds for those who sleep rough, so no-one has to sleep on the streets on the coldest winter nights.
The service operates between 1 October and 30 April and opens when the predicted temperature for the upcoming evening is due to fall to zero or below.
There are other services providing support for people who are homeless such food, clothing, bedding and practical advice within the Bradford district. You can find them on our Directory Search Page.
