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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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Colchester Emergency Night Shelter

39-41 Alexandra Road, Colchester, Essex

CO3 3DF

Phone: 01206 549885; 01206 805324

Monday-Saturday: 7:15pm-9am
Sunday: 12:30pm-9am

Temporary accommodation, respite & support for single homeless people 18+. Signposting, help with permanent accommodation, benefits & health.

Accommodation/housing advice, Benefits advice, Bathroom/showers, Bedding, Education/training, Food, Internet access, Laundry, Tenancy support

HOPE Worldwide UK – ODAAT

The Chambers, St.Mark’s Church, 337 Kennington Park Road

SE11 4PW

Phone: 02036594809

One Day At A Time (ODAAT) is a quasi-residential men only (18+) rehab. 12 steps, counselling and psychotherapy are employed in a loving community to transform from chaos to constructive living. Services for people on the scheme include one to one counselling, yoga, community meetings, psychotherapy, relapse prevention and life skills, group therapy and aftercare, family contact and recreation.

Benefits advice, Careers advice, Counselling, Debt advice, Dentist, Ex-forces, Ex-offenders, Food, Food (free), Internet access, Laundry, Mental health

Stoll

446 Fulham Road

SW6 1DT

Phone: 020 7385 2110

Monday-Friday: 8am-8pm (closed 12.30–1.30)
Saturday & Sunday: 8am-5pm

Stoll is the leading provider of supported housing for ex-servicemen and women. As well as housing, they provide life-changing support including employment training, advice, addiction services and health and wellbeing activities.

Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Counselling, Debt advice, Drugs workers, Education/training, Music/drama, Outreach workers, Tenancy support

Sufra NW London

160 Pitfield Way, Stonebridge, Middlesex

NW10 0PW

Phone: 0203 441 1335

Monday-Sunday: 10am-6pm (office open)
Wednesday & Sunday: 10am-2pm (Growing Club)
Wednesday & Sunday: 12pm-3pm (food bank, referral from Brent Council and other orgs)
Friday: 6pm-8:30pm (vegetarian meal)

Food bank & community kitchen in Brent, supporting disadvantaged individuals and families suffering food poverty in NW London. Phone or visit.

Advocacy, Benefits advice, Bedding, Clothing store, Education/training, Food (free)

The Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest

121-131 East India Dock Road, Poplar

E14 6DF

Phone: 020 7987 5466

Monday-Sunday: 9am-8pm

For unemployed, retired and active seafarers (25+), other male ex-services personnel and single homeless men with low support needs. Phone, visit or write. If you would like to make an application for accommodation, download a referral form and send it to the address above or to welfare@qvsr.org.uk

Internet access, Leisure facilities

Turn a Corner Community Library (Quaker Social Action)

17 Old Ford Road, Bethnal Green

E2 9PJ

Phone: 020 8983 5030

Community Library
Tuesday: 10:30am-12:30pm The American Church
Community Library
Wednesday: 5:30pm-8:30pm Lincolns Inn field
Community Library
Saturday: 9:30am-12:30pm St Giles in the field

Turn a Corner is a mobile community library for people affected by homelessness in London. We provide books to everyone for free (no need to return) as well as reading glasses. Seasonal handouts of essential items also available.

Music/drama, Leisure facilities, Education/training

Veterans Aid

40 Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria

SW1W 0RE

Phone: 020 7828 2468

Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-3:30pm (helpline)
Friday: 8:30am-1:30pm

Free helpline: 0800 012 68 67. On your first visit, staff will assess your problems so the right specialist help can be arranged.

Mental health, Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Alcohol workers, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Clothing store, Counselling, Drugs workers, Education/training, Medical/health, Outreach worker links, Outreach workers, Legal advice

Combat Stress

National

Phone: 0800 138 1619

Monday-Sunday: 12am-12am (24hr, 365 days helpline)

National ex-services charity offering help with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - open 24/7.

Mental health, Advocacy, Counselling, Outreach worker links

Royal British Legion

Phone: 0808 802 8080

Monday-Sunday: 8am-8pm (contact centres)

Delivers information, advice and support to members of the British armed forces, reservists, veterans and their families across the UK. Visit one of their centres, call (free from UK landlines and main mobile networks) or use their online resources to find out more.

Accommodation/housing advice, Advocacy, Benefits advice, Careers advice, Debt advice, Education/training, Internet access, Outreach workers, Tenancy support

SPACES

The Beacon, Marne Road, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire DL9 3AU

Phone: 01748 833797; 01748 872940

The Single Persons Accommodation Centre for the Ex Services, SPACES, helps single ex-regulars find appropriate accommodation when they leave the services to reduce the likelihood of ex-service personnel becoming homeless or sleeping rough after discharge.

Accommodation/housing advice

SSAFA Forcesline

Phone: 0800 260 6767

Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm

SSAFA helps combat homelessness among ex-Service personnel. Their London Homeless Division works with ex-Service rough sleepers. If you have gone AWOL, contact their Reclaim Your Life scheme and get your life back on track.

Veterans UK

Phone: 0808 191 4218

Monday-Thursday: 9am-3:30pm (drop in or phone)
Friday: 9am-1pm (drop in or phone)

Free help and advice for veterans, and access to dedicated one-to-one welfare advice. Email (veterans.help@spva.gsi.gov.uk) or phone.

Accommodation/housing advice, Debt advice, Benefits advice

Change Scotland

6 Newington Business Centre, Dalkeith Road Mews, Edinburgh

EH16 5GA

Phone: 0300 323 1545

Monday-Friday: 9am-4pm

Support and action for all people - homeless and not - affected by mental illness. This includes carers, friends and families. Guidance to help your mental health during lockdown available on website.

Mental health

Scottish Veterans Residences

53 Canongate, Edinburgh

EH8 8BS

Phone: 0131 556 6827

Monday-Friday: 7am-5pm

Ring first. Accommodation for homeless ex-service men and women, including ex-merchant mariners. Can accept married couples.

Accommodation/housing advice