Housing Advice and Homelessness
The Community Housing Group
provide housing advice and assistance to people throughout the
district, including those in priority need. They manage a
waiting list for applicants who are seeking rented housing or low
cost home ownership.
Properties are allocated by a system called Home
Choice Plus a common allocations scheme which operates
across the six districts of Wyre Forest, Malvern Hills, Wychavon,
Redditch, Worcester City and Bromsgrove. This allows a
single access point for people to search for social housing
across the region. The
allocations policy explains how the system works and how
applicants are banded according to levels of need and local
connection.
Homelessness
The Council's homelessness service is also run
by Wyre Forest Community Housing who will offer a
full interview
and advice service. For general enquiries they can
be contacted on 0800 169 0933 and their emergency out of hours
contact number is 01562 850053.
Homeowner Support
Are you concerned about paying your mortgage? If you are,
please see our Help for Homeowners
page.
Homeless Prevention Loan
The Homeless
Prevention Loan 
(167K) can provide financial help for
homeless applicants who would like to move into a privately rented
property but cannot afford to pay the rent deposit and/or rent in
advance.
Orbit Homebuy Agents
Orbit are the areas Homebuy
agents, and use a range of schemes designed to make home
ownership more affordable. For more information please
follow the link.
Advice on the Right to Buy scheme can be found on the
Directgov website
Stonham
Stonham offer a free and confidential support service for people
with problematic drug or alcohol use and/or are ex offenders.
For more information download the Breakthrough
Service leaflet (1.1MB) from
Stonham.
Citizens Advice Bureau
The Citizens Advice
website offers up-to-date information on a wide range of topics
and advice on issues including those which affect housing.
For housing advice and other support for those affected by cancer
download the Worcestershire
Macmillan Citizens Advice leaflet (748K)
Useful information
Download "Tackling
Anti-Social Behaviour" from Community Housing. (354K)
Download the "Homeless
Support" leaflet from Community Housing. (390K)