Emergency accommodation

This content applies to Scotland only.

Housing laws vary between Scotland and England. Get advice relating to England

If you have nowhere safe and permanent to stay, you can make a homeless application to the council. The council must offer you a place to stay in temporary accommodation while it looks into your situation. Emergency accommodation is another name for temporary accommodation. You can find out more about temporary accommodation here.


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