your rights: making an application

The law says that everyone has the right to make a homelessness application.

If you are homeless or about to be, you should go to the Hamish Allan Centre, or your local Community Casework Team where you can make a homelessness application.

The staff will carry out an assessment to decide what type of accommodation or support you are entitled to.

The accommodation you may be entitled to will be temporary or permanent depending on your circumstances.

Temporary accommodation might mean a hostel, bed and breakfast or accommodation with Glasgow Housing Association or another Housing Association.

Permanent accommodation will mean either a secure tenancy with GHA or another Housing Association or an assured tenancy with a private landlord.

The assessment looks at four seperate issues to decide what you are entitled to. These issues are covered on separate pages on this website. Use the menu links on the left to find out more on each of them.