Getting Out: Do I Need To Be On Benefits To Find Housing?

Life After Prison

In this series of Getting Out, we’re focusing on your questions about housing. In this episode, Jules spoke to Louis who came out on HDC and is now finding it difficult to find suitable housing. Clara is Custody Service manager at St Mungo’s and she joined us to offer some solutions to Louis.

Useful organisations:

• St Mungo’s
• Riverside
• Doing What Really Matters
• Shelter Housing Advice
• Citizens Advice Bureau
• Langley House Trust
• Shelter
• Crisis
• Housing For Women
• NACRO
• Framework
• Recycling Lives
• St Giles Trust
• Change Grow Live

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