This is a scheme for homeless households living in the Council’s temporary accommodation accepting a private rented offer from a landlord through Westlets

We can offer you a grant on top of the incentive payments we make to the landlord. The grant paid to you is:

Studio £0

1 Bed £500

2 bed £1000

3 bed £1400

4 bed £1600

We can arrange for removals if you are leaving temporary accommodation provided by the Council – within the M25 or up to £500 if you are moving beyond that.

This is a scheme for homeless households living in temporary accommodation that find their own privately rented home and wish to give up their temporary accommodation. We will help you with a one off grant.

1 Bed £1000

2 Bed £3000

3 Bed £4000

4 Bed £4000

Yes – we call this the Resettlement Grant Scheme

• Proof of property ownership
• An energy performance certificate (EPC)
• A gas safety certificate
• An electrical safety certificate
• A carbon monoxide alarm (if appropriate)
• A copy of the signed tenancy agreement

If you qualify, we offer financial help to rent a property in an area of choice.

This is a great opportunity for you to find a property which is affordable and meets your needs (within Local Housing Allowance Rates)

We make payments directly to the agent or landlord of the property on your behalf. The payment can also be made to you to assist with a deposit or rent upfront.

The payments offered are listed below for the following for the following property sizes:

1 Bed £1000

2 Bed £2000

3 Bed £3000

4 Bed £4000

Westlets helps you to find a privately rented home by advertising vacancies on this website, or helping you to secure your own accommodation by offering you a payment to help you to move in.

Yes – you can look for a property anywhere in the UK.

We also have landlords with properties in many areas – you are free to consider if moving to another area is the right choice for you

We only offer properties that we think are affordable. The rents are usually set at the Local Housing Allowance (LHA) for the area in which the property is located. The LHA can be found at https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/

We will offer you an affordability assessment and will only put your forward for a property that we are sure you can afford

No. You can only be referred to Westlets by Westminster City Council or an agency working on the Council’s behalf.

Westlets take referrals from Westminster City Council, and also Shelter and The Passage (who also work for Westminster). You must be registered with the Council to qualify.

You will be homeless, or threatened with homelessness – and be eligible for the Council’s assistance.