Help & Advice Useful Services Housing Find out information about the types of housing available to individuals with Autism by clicking here. Below you will find a list of services that offer housing advice, foodbanks, homelessness support and other housing services. National GOV.UK Council housing and housing association. Click here to visit website. Citizens Advice Citizens Advice offers a range of advice and guidance on benefits, work, debt, money, housing, family, laws & courts, immigration and health. Click here to visit website. Crisis National organisation for homeless people. Crisis offer a housing service and an employment service which helps homeless people back into meaningful and sustainable employment and other support services. Click here to visit website. Centre Point Provides homeless young people with accommodation, health support and life skills in order to get them back into education, training and employment. Centre Point also has a free helpline. Click here to visit website. DePaul UK Charity for young homeless people. The charity provides pre and post release mentoring services, hostel accommodation and resettlement support for young offenders. Click here to visit website. Foyer Provides accommodation with opportunities for young people, and a community in which they can grow and thrive. By integrating training and job search, personal support and motivation with a place to live, they provide a bridge to independence, and a chance for young people to realise their full potential. Click here to visit website. Shelter Shelter's advice and support services offer one-to-one personalised help with housing issues and homelessness. On their website you can find expert information or speak to an advisor over webchat. They have a free emergency helpline, open 365 days a year, to answer calls from anyone struggling with a housing issue or homelessness. They also offer solicitors who can provide legal advice and attend court to help people who have lost their homes or facing eviction. Click here to visit website. YMCA Over 200 YMCA’s around the UK, providing housing and advice for the homeless. YMCA is also involved in training for the unemployed, counselling and other community work. Click here to visit website. Trussell Trust Foodbank which provides a minimum of three days emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis in the UK. Click here to visit website. Disability Law Service Provides free legal advice to people with disabilities and their carers to ensure that they have access to their rights and justice. Advice on community care, employment, housing and welfare benefits. Click here to visit website. Nucleus Nucleus offers free benefits, debt, housing and employment law advice. Click here to visit website. Lets for Life Lets for Life provides houses for disabled people, autistic people and people with learning disabilities. Click here to visit website. Peabody Housing Association Housing Association offering advice and support for all issues about housing. Click here to visit website. Essex Colchester Housing Intervention project (CHIP) A practical and hands-on intensive support programme for tenants of Colchester Borough Homes who are at risk of homelessness. Click here to visit website. Essex Gov Housing Options Information on housing options and care homes. Click here to find out more. Essex Gov Emergency Food & Housing Offers advice on emergency food and clothing, as well as emergency funds and crisis loans. Click here to visit website. Home Choice Choice-based lettings system, where social housing properties are advertised in the local authority areas of Babergh, Braintree, Colchester, East Suffolk, Ipswich, Maldon and Mid Suffolk. Click here to find out more. ISCRE Law Advice Centre Offers 30 minutes of free legal advice in areas such as family, employment, immigration, housing, wills and probate, and personal injury from legally qualified professional volunteers. Click here to visit website. Summit Services SUMMIT provides Advocates to people living in Tendring and Colchester who may need some support, with the aim of helping you keep your tenancy. They can also help you if you are at risk of homelessness or are experiencing homelessness. Click here to visit website. Suffolk ISCRE Law Advice Centre Offers 30 minutes of free legal advice in areas such as family, employment, immigration, housing, wills and probate, and personal injury from legally qualified professional volunteers. Click here to visit website. Home Choice Choice-based lettings system, where social housing properties are advertised in the local authority areas of Babergh, Braintree, Colchester, East Suffolk, Ipswich, Maldon and Mid Suffolk. Click here to find out more. The Benjamin Foundation Provide a range of safe housing and homelessness support across Suffolk and Norfolk. Click here to visit website. Norfolk ISCRE Law Advice Centre Offers 30 minutes of free legal advice in areas such as family, employment, immigration, housing, wills and probate, and personal injury from legally qualified professional volunteers. Click here to visit website. Map (Young People) Provide advice on your rights and options around housing, preventing homelessness, finding suitable accommodation, and living independently. They can help with threats of eviction, appeal decisions made about your housing or homelessness applications, and can even contact your landlord on your behalf. Click here to visit website. The Benjamin Foundation Provide a range of safe housing and homelessness support across Suffolk and Norfolk. Click here to visit website. Together UK They provide a Norfolk Integrated Housing and Community Support Service that supports adults (aged over 18) with severe and enduring mental health needs, including individuals with complex needs. They can support with improving wellbeing, developing self-management skills and practical living skills, as well as accessing community resources. Click here to visit website. Manage Cookie Preferences