Homeless Supports

Who may be able to assist you?

If you are homeless or at risk of homelessness and your last permanent address is in Longford County Council local area, please contact Longford County Council and request to speak with a member of the homeless team on 043-. Phone lines are open 9.30 am until 4pm Monday to Friday.

When necessary, you may be required to attend the homeless unit in person for an assessment. Assessments are by appointment only and initially will assess eligibility under Section 2 of the Housing Act 1988.

The initial assessment involves:

  • Establishing accommodation history
  • Establishing reason for homelessness
  • Establishing eligibility for specific homeless services/emergency accommodation
  • Establishing support needs & signposting to other relevant services.
  • Establishing if you are registered or eligible to register with a Local Authority for social housing supports.

What is required for the appointment?

  • Proof of ID (Passport, Driving license, PPS card)
  • Proof of income including bank statement
  • PPSN number
  • Proof of homelessness (notice to quit, eviction notice, court order)
  • Proof of address history to establish according to the Housing Act 1988.

Am I entitled to temporary emergency accommodation?

  • If you have nowhere to stay on the day you present to the Local Authority.
  • If you have been staying in a place but have no right to remain there.
  • If you have somewhere to stay but are at risk of harm if you remain there.
  • If you cannot pay for any accommodation for yourself.

Proof of the above will be assessed by Housing staff. It will then be determined if you have a priority need for temporary accommodation and emergency accommodation is subject to availablilty. 

For further information, please telephone or email homeless@longfordcoco.ie. 

Notice to Quit

Longford County Council’s first response will be to support households to try to prevent homelessness.

If you received a Notice to Quit from your Landlord you next steps are:

Contact Threshold to make sure that the notice is valid.  You can reach them at:

  • Address: Threshold, First Floor, 25-28 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1, D01 XP04
  • Freephone: 1800 454 454
  • Website: threshold.ie

Once you receive confirmation that the Notice to Quit is valid, please forward a copy of validation correspondence to the Housing Department and our team will contact you. 

Where a person or household is eligible for social housing:

We will assess your circumstances, provide advice on applying for Choice Based Lettings (where available), and advise you on the level of Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) they may be eligible to receive. 

Where a person or household is not eligible for social housing: 

We can assess and refer households for the Cost Rental Tenant-in-Situ scheme managed by the Housing Agency and provide advice or direct to appropriate services.

The Cost Rental Tenant-in-Situ (CRTIS) scheme is available for tenants who are not eligible for social housing and are at risk of homelessness. Local authorities are a first point of contact for this scheme but it is managed by the Housing Agency. Under the scheme the Housing Agency can purchase a property and rent it to the tenant. Local authorities will undertake an initial assessment of the tenant’s circumstances and refer details to the Housing Agency for consideration, where the tenant is at risk of homelessness and the Cost Rental Tenant-in-Situ scheme applies.

Tenants applying for CRTIS must have a net household income of €66,000 or less annually.

We would like to assure households that emergency accommodation will be a last resort only, where no other appropriate alternative can be identified. 

We will continue to deal with notice of termination queries and cases as quickly as possible, while taking account of circulars issued by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Tenants may also wish to contact the Residential Tenancies Board, Threshold or other tenant support services for support and advice on tenant rights. 

Further queries or applications can be sent to homeless@longfordcoco.ie.