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Service Overview

Leicester City Council’s Housing Options Service offers a wide range of housing services to the people of Leicester City. If you are homeless in Leicester this is where you make your homeless declaration and will be advised on whether you are entitled to temporary accommodation. It can be often worth taking an advocate or friend with you if you find assessing services difficult.

We can offer you help or advice, if you are homeless, or are  likely to become homeless, for example in one of the following circumstances:

  • You have received a notice from your landlord to leave your current home, or you have been illegally evicted by your landlord.
  • You are living with someone else who has asked you to leave their home.  
  • It is not reasonable to carry on living in your present accommodation because of overcrowding, harassment from your landlord, or if we have declared it unfit to live in
  • You are living in fear of violence, including domestic violence, racial or homophobic harassment, or threats from your landlord.

Opening Times

Monday10.00am – 17.00pm (In person at York House)
Tuesday9.30am – 4.30pm (Telephone only)
Wednesday10.00am – 17.00pm (Telephone only)
Thursday8.30am – 4.30pm (In person at York House)
Friday10.00am – 17.00pm (Telephone only)

Referral Procedure

Housing Options offer face to face appointments on Tuesday and Thursday at the Customer Service Centre, 91 Granby Street, Leicester, LE1 6FB.

Monday to Friday 10 am to 5 pm

0116 454 1008 – option 3 followed by option 2 for all homelessness enquiries

Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 5 pm

0116 454 1008 -Option 3 followed by option 1 if you are a private tenant experiencing homelessness, affordability issues or any other tenancy concern

If you are Homeless in an emergency outside of these hours, please contact 0116 221 2771 for assistance


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