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Housing for students

Shelter Cymru works with the National Union of Students Wales to provide a comprehensive housing advice service to all students in Wales. See www.sheltercymru.org.uk/shelter/advice/afs.asp for more information. Look out for a Shelter publication called ‘Housing Information for Students’ – it’s available for download from the website.

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See Frank and Honest’s ‘Top tips for renting’ page for some sound advice.

Links & Contact Details

Name: Shelter
Web: www.sheltercymru.org.uk
Email:info@shelter.org.uk
Tel: 0845 075 5005
Info: They provide advice, information and support to people dealing with housing problems.

Name: Childline
Web: www.childline.org.uk/
Email:
Email:
Tel: 0800 1111
Info: Offers confidential support and advice to children and young people in trouble or in danger. Their lines can be very busy – don’t give up trying to get through to them if you don’t succeed the first time. You can also contact them via their website.

Name: National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
Web: http://www.nspcc.org.uk/
Email:
Tel: 0808 800 5000
Info: The UK’s largest charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. They can offer support and advice.

Name: Newport City Council – Housing Services
Web: www.newport.gov.uk
Email: info@newport.gov.uk
Tel: 01633 656656
Info:

Name: Blaenau Gwent – Housing Services
Web: www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/housing.asp
Email: info@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
Tel: 01495 350555
Info:

Name: Cardiff Council – Housing Services
Web: www.cardiff.gov.uk (Click on ‘Living’, then ‘Housing’)
Email: c2c@cardiff.gov.uk
Tel: 029 2087 3565
Info:

Name: Caerphilly – Housing Services
Web: www.caerphilly.gov.uk (Click on ‘Housing’)
Email: info@caerphilly.gov.uk
Tel: 01443 815588
Info:

Name: Torfaen – Housing Services
Web: www.torfaen.gov.uk/Housing/
Email:
Tel: 01495 762200
Info:

Name: Merthyr Tydfil – Housing Services
Web: www.merthyr.gov.uk (Click on ‘Housing Services’)
Email: housing@merthyr.gov.uk
Tel: 01685 725000
Info:

Name: Rhondda Cynon Taff – Housing Services
Web: www.rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk (Click on ‘Housing’)
Email:
Tel: 0800 0286355
Info:

Name: Citizen Advice Bureau (CAB)
Web: www.citizensadvice.org.uk
Email: Find local CAB contact details on website
Tel: Find local CAB contact details on website
Info: Citizens Advice Bureaux provide free, confidential and independent advice from over 3,000 locations around the UK. Advice available on a wide range of issues, including: housing, debt, benefits, legal, discrimination, employment, immigration, consumer and other problems.

Name: Huggard (formerly C.A.S.H Cardiff Action for Single Homeless)
Web: www.c-a-s-h.org.uk
Email: cash@c-a-s-h.org.uk
Tel: 029 2034 9980
Info: Services and support for homeless people in Cardiff.

Name: Solas Cymru
Web: www.solas-cymru.co.uk
Email: admin@solas-cymru.co.uk
Tel: 01633 664045
Info: Services and support for homeless people in Newport.

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