Duty to Refer
If you are a public body looking to refer a service user to us because they are homeless or threatened with homelessness, see Duty to refer.
General Housing Register
If you would like to rent affordable accommodation within Oxford you will need to apply for social housing
Making a Homeless Application
If you are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, we may owe you some duties to help prevent or relieve your homelessness.
Visit our If you are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless pages for further advice or information on how to make a homeless application.
Finding a home to rent
The quickest solution to most housing issues is to secure accommodation in the Private Rented sector.
See Renting a home in the private sector.
Affordability
If you need assistance with paying your rent either via Housing Benefit or Universal Credit, it is important to be aware of the Local Housing Allowance rates when looking for accommodation. The Local Housing Allowance is the amount of benefits you will receive towards your rent.
The rates for our area are available at Local Housing Allowance Rates.
Rough Sleepers
If you are currently rough sleeping please contact OxSPOT by telephone on 01865 243229 or send an email to Outreach.Oxford@mungos.org.
For further information on what support is available for rough sleepers in Oxford visit the Oxford Homeless Movement website.
You can also Report concern about someone sleeping rough.
Accommodation available for people over 55
If you are over 55 you may be interested in some of our specialist housing. See Housing designated for people over 55.
