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Advice for young homeless people
How we can help
As well as trying to find somewhere to stay you will have to find money to live on, you might need health care, you might have to move away from your family and friends. Fortunately there is a huge amount of advice and support available to help you.
You just need to know where to look
- are you under 16
- go to your local Social Work Office, they have a duty to assist you.
- if you are over 16
- go to your local housing office, they have a duty to assist you.
- if it is after 5pm
- You can also call Freephone 0800 953 2424 to contact the Out of Hours Service, or go to your local police station and ask them to contact the Out of Hours Service for you.
If you want advice from someone other than your local council there are some useful links below.
- The Young Scot web site will give you information on all aspects of life.
- Shelter are a long established housing aid centre who have been helping homeless people for many years.
Please use the 'contact us' box if you have any questions. For more information, see 'related pages' or 'downloads'.
- Last updated: 29 April 2019
Contact us
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Airdrie Local Housing ServicesEnterprise and CommunitiesAirdrie Housing Office
1st Floor Coats House
Gartlea Road
Airdrie
ML6 9JAPhone: 01236 758035 -
Bellshill Local Housing ServicesEnterprise and CommunitiesBellshill First Stop Shop
26 Motherwell Road
Bellshill
ML4 1REPhone: 01698 332340 -
Coatbridge Local Housing ServicesEnterprise and CommunitiesCoatbridge Housing Office
Buchanan Centre
126 Main Street
Coatbridge
ML5 3BJPhone: 01236 812561 -
Cumbernauld Local Housing ServicesEnterprise and CommunitiesCumbernauld First Stop Shop
Fleming House
Ground Floor
2 Tryst Road
Cumbernauld
G67 1JWPhone: 01236 632726 -
Kilsyth Local Housing ServicesEnterprise and CommunitiesKilsyth First Stop Shop
Parkfoot Street
Kilsyth
G65 9AAPhone: 01236 828120 -
Moodiesburn Local Housing ServicesEnterprise and CommunitiesMoodiesburn First Stop Shop
Blackwoods Crescent
Moodiesburn
G69 0EZPhone: 01236 638888 -
Motherwell Local Housing ServicesEnterprise and CommunitiesMotherwell First Stop Shop
Dalziel Building
7 Scott Street
Motherwell
ML1 1SXPhone: 01698 274135 -
Shotts Local Housing ServicesEnterprise and CommunitiesShotts First Stop Shop
162-164 Station Road
Shotts
ML7 4AWPhone: 01501 824747 -
Wishaw Local Housing ServicesEnterprise and CommunitiesWishaw First Stop Shop
Houldsworth Centre
Kenilworth Avenue
Wishaw
ML2 7LPPhone: 01698 302920 -
Viewpark Local Housing ServiceEnterprise and CommunitiesViewpark First Stop Shop
135 Burnhead Street
Viewpark
G71 5DDPhone: 01698 403700