{"id":4592,"date":"2024-08-13T11:07:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T10:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement-new\/?page_id=4592"},"modified":"2025-10-20T10:27:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:27:50","slug":"housing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement\/housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Devon, it is the district and city councils that manage local social housing and provide advice and support with finding a home, dealing with landlords and for anyone facing homelessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By law in the UK, your local council must provide you with emergency accommodation if you have a priority need. For example, if you are pregnant if you have a disability; if you are suffering from trauma because of your experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>East Devon District Council &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eastdevon.gov.uk\/housing-and-homelessness\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/eastdevon.gov.uk\/housing-and-homelessness\/ <\/a>Phone: 01395 517469<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exeter City Council <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/exeter.gov.uk\/housing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/exeter.gov.uk\/housing\/<\/a> Phone: 01392 277888<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mid Devon District Council <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middevon.gov.uk\/residents\/mid-devon-housing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.middevon.gov.uk\/residents\/mid-devon-housing\/<\/a> Phone: 01884 255255<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>North Devon Council <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northdevon.gov.uk\/housing\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.northdevon.gov.uk\/housing<\/a> Phone: 01271 388870<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>South Hams District Council <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southhams.gov.uk\/housing\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.southhams.gov.uk\/housing<\/a> Phone: 01803 861234<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Teignbridge Council <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teignbridge.gov.uk\/housing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.teignbridge.gov.uk\/housing\/<\/a> Phone: 01626 361101<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Torridge District Council <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torridge.gov.uk\/housing\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.torridge.gov.uk\/housing<\/a> Phone: 01237 428700.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>West Devon Borough Council <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westdevon.gov.uk\/housing\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.westdevon.gov.uk\/housing<\/a> Phone: 01822 813600<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other sources of support with housing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shelter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/england.shelter.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Shelter<\/a> is a UK charity that provides help for anyone facing a housing problem<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Refugees at Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/refugeesathome.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Refugees at Home<\/a> connect hosts with refugees and asylum seekers across the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">British Red Cross<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org.uk\/get-help\/get-help-as-a-refugee\/help-for-refugees-from-afghanistan-in-the-uk\" rel=\"noopener\">Help for people from Afghanistan<\/a> &#8211; available in Pashto and Dari.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org.uk\/get-help\/get-help-as-a-refugee\/help-for-refugees-from-ukraine\" rel=\"noopener\">Help for people from Ukraine<\/a> &#8211; available in Ukrainian and Russian.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Devon, it is the district and city councils that manage local social housing and provide advice and support with finding a home, dealing with landlords and for anyone facing homelessness. 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