Get help to find a place to live

Find a place to live

Before you look for a place to live it’s useful to think about who you want to live with, how much you can afford to spend on rent and if you’ll need extra help to live independently.

Find out how to:

• apply for council or social housing and join the housing register
• find a private home to rent including spare rooms and properties that suit people with disabilities
• find a place to live if you’re homeless or at risk of becoming homeless

Help to find a place to live

You can get more information about finding a place to live, your accommodation options and legal rights from:

• Citizens Advice
• Rent Smart website for people renting in Brighton & Hove
• Shelter housing and homelessness charity

If you have special educational needs and disabilities you can get extra help from:

• Accessible Property Register where you can look for accessible homes
• Amaze who provide advice and support for local families with disabled children and young people
• our shared lives service for young people and adults who need support to live independently
• our supported living service for people who need support, but don’t want to live in a care home
• Disability Now where you can find or advertise a place to live that is suitable for a disabled person
• Possability People who provide advice about living independently
• Preparing for Adulthood government programme for young people
• YAC Housing Advice who provide advice for young people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless
• YMCA DownsLink who provide information about supported accommodation
• Adult social care directory

Help with rent and money

Find out if you can apply for housing benefit and how to get help with paying your housing rent.