EMERGENCY SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

Preventing
homelessness.
Transforming
lives.

  • MANAGER

    VIVIENNE BRENNAN

  • BASED IN

    CENTRAL WATFORD

  • PHONE

    01923 801 188

Short-Term Accommodation for People Experiencing Homelessness

Our Emergency Accommodation offers short-term accommodation (25 bedrooms) for people experiencing homelessness.

The service provides support, three meals a day and laundry facilities and help towards finding longer-term accommodation.

HOW TO ACCESS

Contact the Haven on 01923 801382 or attend drop-in between 8:30-10:30am Mon-Fri.

 Eligibility criteria:

  • Single homeless people, 18 years and over.

  • Have a local connection to Watford (have lived in the Watford area for five of the last six years) and have evidence of this.

  • Have a current, live, benefit claim with proof of benefits. This means that people must be already receiving money or can prove when their first payment will be.

  • Be eligible to claim housing benefit. Those with shortfall will be responsible for paying the difference.

  • Have the ability to pay ineligible charges (service charge) up until their next benefit payment date.

The Sanctuary Emergency Accommodation has two beds which are set aside for those who have No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF).

HOW TO HELP

ITEMS WE CURRENTLY NEED

  • Dinner plates

  • Breakfast Bowls

  • Mugs

  • A four-slice toaster

  • Toiletries

    (toothpaste, spray deodorants for men and women)

  • Boxers

  • Knickers

  • Bedding

    Single duvets, pillows, single duvet covers and single fitted sheets. (We can accept used bedding if it is clean and in good condition.)

PLEASE CALL 01923 227 132 TO ARRANGE DELIVERY TO THE EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION. THANK YOU.

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PLEASE CALL 01923 227 132 TO ARRANGE DELIVERY TO THE EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION. THANK YOU. ☎

IMPORTANT

IMPACT OF EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION IN 2025/26

  • 61

    people accommodated

  • 7,014

    nights of accommodation provided

“Can’t thank you enough for getting me strong enough and in a better head space than I have been in a long time”

— A RESIDENT OF THE SANCTUARY EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION