Homelessness - Children and Young People
Are you 16 or 17 years old and homeless or at risk of becoming homeless?
What to do if you need help:
Call the Barnet Homes Housing Options Team on 020 8610 3539 or Barnet MASH (Children's services) on 020 8359 4066 between the hours of 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Out of hours
Call the Family services Emergency Duty Team on 020 8359 2000 (after 5pm, weekends and Bank holidays)
Support offered:
Children's Social Care and Housing will complete an assessment to ensure:
- You are supported to stay with your family if possible.
- If you cannot stay with your family, you are supported with somewhere safe to live.
What happens when I contact Barnet to say I’m worried about becoming homeless?
- You don’t need to be sleeping on the street to contact us. If you are staying at a friend’s or staying somewhere that is not safe because someone has been violent towards you, let us know.
- You can contact us directly, or you may be referred to us by someone else like your school or college.
- We will always try to help you to live safely with your family if possible.
- If you are not able to live with your family, you will be provided with somewhere to live.
- If you are provided with somewhere to live, an assessment will be completed by Children’s social care (a Social Worker) and housing together to see what you need.
- Your options will be explained to you by a Social Worker.
- You will be supported by professionals, depending on what you need.
We’re here to help
Call us:
020 88610 3539 Barnet Homes (Housing Options Team)
020 8359 4066 MASH (Children’s services)
020 8359 2000 Emergency Duty Team (Children’s services) After 5pm
Email us:
housingadvice@barnethomes.org or MASH@Barnet.gov.uk
Please provide us with your name, date of birth, phone number, address if you have one, and that you are homeless or at risk of homelessness