Public bodies: refer someone at risk of homelessness

There are a number of public services that have a duty to identify and refer service users who may be homeless or at risk of homelessness. These include:

• prisons
• youth offender institutions
• youth offending teams
• secure training centres
• secure colleges
• probation services (including rehabilitation companies)
• Jobcentre Plus
• Social Service authorities
• emergency departments 
• urgent treatment centres 
• hospitals in their function of providing inpatient care

Before making a referral, you must get written consent from the individual. The individual should also identify the housing authority in England they wish to be referred to.

Making a referral

Public services can complete the form below and email it to dutytorefer@sheffield.gov.uk.

This is not a secure email address, so you must password-protect the attachment and send a second email containing the password.