Help navigating your homelessness
This is for applicants who have received a decision from a Council housing officer within the Homelessness Prevention and Housing Options Team (HP&HOT) that they are eligible, homeless, unintentional and have a local connection.
Bidding on Edindex
- Bid for homes through housing online
- How to register online
- How to bid online
- Guide to applying for social housing
- Guide to current average waiting times
- Silver Priority guide for homeless applicants
- Supply and demand tool
- Trouble placing bids online
- Bidding tips
- Bidding FAQs
No place to sleep
Support if you don’t have a safe place to sleep.
Other housing options
Help accessing private and mid-market rents
Send your income details to
Homelessness.PRS@edinburgh.gov.uk.
Help for young people
Rock Trust scheme can help you get a deposit for a private let.
Income maximisation and benefit checks
Employability support
Housing support
Support through homelessness and resettlement.