You don't have to be living on the street to be homeless. You may be legally classed as homeless if you are sleeping on a friend's sofa, staying in a hostel, suffering from overcrowding, or other poor housing conditions. You will also be considered homeless if you are fleeing from domestic violence.
If you are sleeping rough, or know of someone who is sleeping rough, find out about our rough sleeper support.
If you are homeless or at risk of being made homeless within the next 56 days, please register as homeless on the Lichfield District Homes website - choose the 'register as homeless or at threat of homelessness within 56 days' button.
If you need support completing the online application, you can email us at housingoptions@lichfielddc.gov.uk or call us on 01543 308000 (calls are answered 9am - 5pm and emails are monitored 9am - 4.30pm, Monday - Friday, not including bank holidays).
If you become homeless out-of-hours, contact our out-of-hours team on 01527 406643.
Once you have completed the online registration form, our duty officer will contact you on the same or following day (depending on when you register), or the following Monday (if you register over the weekend), to carry out an initial assessment of your situation.
This section sets out what you can expect once you have registered.