The Specialist Advice and Casework Services team (SACS) offers specialist advice and support to UCL Students who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless.
Referrals
To access support just complete the form via the blue button below. You can refer yourself, or someone else if they are a UCL student.
UCL Student Homelessness Referral
What happens next?
We will review the information you've provided to see if you are eligible for our service. If we need to know more, we will contact you by phone or askUCL within 2 working days.
We will help you identify the central causes of your homelessness and provide advice and support to improve your situation.
What if we can't accept your referral?
We will contact you to offer advice and refer you to a suitable alternative service if appropriate.
How we can support you
- Financial support
We manage a specific fund to prevent students from rough sleeping. A referral to our service means that you can be assessed as to your eligibility for this fund.
- Financial advice
The UCL financial assistance fund provides support to UCL students who are in unexpected financial need. We can refer you to a student funding adviser who can help you create a revised budget to reduce costs and maximise income.
- Accommodation assistance
We will work with you to identify the central causes of your homelessness and provide relevant advice and support to alleviate the situation.
- Student Support and Wellbeing Services
We can refer you to our services to speak with an adviser from the Mental Health and Wellbeing Team, or our Counselling Services who offer up to six sessions of free therapy.
- Academic support
We can notify your department about your situation, arranging flexibility with deadlines and offering additional study support to maintain academic progress.
- Landlord mediation
We can liaise with your landlord to explain your situation and negotiate a payment plan to prevent your eviction.
- Students' Union UCL Homelessness Support
You can contact the UCL Students' Union, who offer support for students who are searching for emergency accommodation. The SU can signpost you to relevant sources of support, and can refer you into an emergency accommodation process at the University if you are eligible.
External support
- Shelter
Shelter is a national homelessness charity who offer advice and campaign for housing justice.
- Crisis
Crisis is a national homelessness charity who directly with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in 9 areas across England, Scotland and Wales. They provide practical one-to-one support to help people access benefits, healthcare services, employment opportunities, and more.
- Refuge
Refuge provides support for women and children facing domestic violence