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Your rights

The Rights Guide for Rough Sleepers outlines your rights around arrest, stop and search, answering police questions, move-ons, no-drinking zones, sleeping rough, taking a pee in public and highway obstruction. It was put together by the Pavement, Housing Justice, Liberty and Zacchaeus 2000.

If your benefits have been sanctioned (cut off or reduced) and you feel this is unfair, you can appeal. Print this letter and hand it in at the office where you sign on. If you feel you need more advice about sanctions, contact   Zacchaeus 2000 or your nearest Citizen’s Advice Bureau. And let us know contact@thepavement.org.uk at the Pavement!

SERVICES

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Bromley Winter Night Shelter

c/o Bromley Council Homelessness Service, Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley

BR1 3UH

Phone: 0208 461 7721

21 November to 15 March
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-7am (closed during Crisis, 23-30 Dec.)

18+, mixed, beds for 12, dry, no-smoking, priority to local connection. Contact Bromley Council Homelessness Team or agency for local connection, or shelter (bromleyshelter@tbhs.co.uk) for other spaces.

Accommodation/housing advice, Food

CARIS Islington Churches Cold Weather Shelter

The Annexe, St Mellitus Church, Tollington Park

N4 3AG

Phone: 020 7281 5200

Free night shelter, food, showers and a safe place to sleep. Phone after completing and emailing a 1-page registration form to info@carisislington.org. 15 guests; 18+, dry. Opens in January; dates and times to be confirmed.

Advocacy, Bathroom/showers, Bedding, Clothing store, Food (free), Food, Internet access, Laundry, Outreach worker links

Catalyst Night Shelter (Ahava Community)

Phone: 01708 755 321

Monday-Sunday: 6pm-8:15am

Year-round night shelter for 20 people, 18+. Self- and agency referrals, inc prison and probation services. No drugs, alcohol.

Food, Accommodation/housing advice

Crisis Christmas

66 Commercial Street

E1 6LT

Phone: 0300 636 1967

Winter shelter/Crisis at Christmas:
23 December to 29 December
Monday: 11am-9pm
Tuesday-Sunday: 9am-9pm

Crisis at Christmas provides food, good cheer and great company. Take part in fun and relaxing activities and get one-to-one advice to find your way out of homelessness. Day Centre addresses (23 – 29 December only: North London Day Centre (Westminster Kingsway College, 211 Grays Inn Row, WC1X 8RA), East London Day Centre (The City Academy, Hackney, Homerton Row, E9 6EA), West London Day Centre (Kensington Aldridge Academy, 1 Silchester Road, W10 6EX), South London Centre (City of London Academy, Lynton Road, SE1 5LA), and Croydon Centre (Harris Invictus Academy Croydon, 88 London Road, CR0 2TB).

Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Bathroom/showers, Bedding, Clothing store, Dentist, Education/training, Food (free), Internet access, Outreach worker links, Leisure facilities, Foot care, Mental health, Medical/health, Music/drama, Drugs workers, Legal advice, Food, Alcohol workers, Tenancy support

Croydon Churches Floating Shelter

Various churches

Phone: 07752 272481

Winter shelter (not during Crisis Christmas):
01 November to March
Monday-Sunday: 7:30pm-8am (will close late March but date not finalised)

Local referrals from local agencies via Croydon Reach (020 7870 8855); Croydon SNAP Team (020 8760 5498); Crisis Skylight (020 3848 1700) providing showers and offers training for employment/help with benefits; Turnaround (020 8760 5530). Agencies should phone 8am-4pm to check vacancies. 14 bed spaces.

Accommodation/housing advice, Food, Benefits advice, Bathroom/showers

Glass Door Night Shelters Wandsworth

Phone: 020 7351 4948

05 November to 07 April
Monday-Sunday: 8pm-7am

30 spaces, 18+, separate areas for women. For self-referral, phone Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm to check vacancies. Waiting list registration by phone or via www.glassdoor.org.uk/.

Accommodation/housing advice, Food

Merton Winter Night Shelter

YMCA LSW Wimbledon, 200 The Broadway

SW19 1RY

Phone: 020 8544 6697

26 November to 11 March
Monday-Sunday: 6:30pm-8:30am

Self- and agency referrals, most from Faith in Action Homeless Project. Online referral form: https://bit.ly/2OMyusa. Info: mertonnightshelter@gmail.com 18+, dry, mixed, 12 spaces.

Food (free), Food, Accommodation/housing advice

The Salvation Army Redbridge Cold Weather Shelter

c/o Salvation Army, St Mary's Road, Ilford

IG1 1QX

Phone: 020 8514 3283 (referrals)

12 November to June
Monday-Sunday: 8pm-7am

Referrals (verified rough sleepers) via Welcome Project, Ilford: 0208 514 3283. 28 bed spaces. No readmission.

Food (free), Food

The Shelter Project (Hounslow)

c/o Brentford Free Church, Boston Manor Road, Brentford

TW8 8DW

Phone: 07804 654 510

December to March
Monday-Sunday: 8pm-7:30am

Age 21+; men only; beds for 14. Medium- to high support needs, asylum seekers, NRPF. Referral via Partnership Hounslow (addictions service), Refugee Action, Street Legal West, Olive Branch Homeless Drop-in Hounslow. Office open 10am-5pm.

Accommodation/housing advice, Food (free), Food