Guidance

Social Housing in Yorkshire and Humber (Updated 1 May 2020)

Updated 16 September 2020

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Please access Information and guidance on civilian housing

Serial No: JSHAO/24

Date: March 2020

Review Date: April 2021

Local Authorities

The list below gives details of the switchboard telephone number and the main portal for the local authorities in Yorkshire and Humberside. To find the Housing department you will need to ask the switchboard operator for the telephone number or type ‘housing’ in to the search area on the website.

If you are considering applying for local authority housing, you can also do this through the GOV.UK apply for council housing website.

Registered Provider Name Telephone No.
Barnsley Borough Council 01226 770770
Bradford Metropolitan Council 01274 432111
Calderdale 01422 392460
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council 01274 431000
City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council 0345-8506506
City of York Council 01904 551550
Craven Borough Council 01756 700600
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council 01302 736000
East Riding Of Yorkshire Council 01482 393939
Hambleton 01609 779977
Harrogate Borough Council 01423 500600
Hull City Council 01482 300 300
Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council 01484 221000
Leeds City Council 0113 222 4444
North East Lincolnshire Council 01472 313131
North Lincolnshire Council 01724 297000
North Yorkshire County Council 01609 780780
Richmondshire District Council 01748 829100
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 01709 382121
Ryedale District Council 01653 600666
Scarborough Borough Council 01723 232323
Selby District Council 01757 705101
Sheffield Council 0114 2734567
Wakefield City Metropolitan Borough Council 01924 302085

Housing Associations and other Charitable Housing Providers

Housing Associations and other charitable housing providers vary in size dramatically from less than 50 properties to a stock of over 40,000. They are becoming the major providers of social housing in the UK. Their objective is to provide affordable good quality homes for rent or low cost home ownership. Some are able to accept direct applications whilst others will only take nominations by a local authority.

The housing providers listed below are not necessarily regionally based, but can assist in other parts of the UK.

Yorkshire and Humberside

Name Tel Regions Covered
Riverside ECHG 0345 111 0000 Yorks/South East
STOLL 0207 385 2110 Charitable Housing
Haig Housing 0208 685 5777 National
In Communities 01274 254000 Yorks
York Housing 01904 636061 Yorks
Leeds Federated Housing Association 0113 386 1000 Yorks
South Yorkshire Housing Association 0114 290 0200 Yorks

Joint Service Housing Advice Office Civ: 01252 787574 Mil: 94222 7574

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