Fresh Start Borders will provide you with a Starter Pack via your support worker if you have previously been homeless and are moving into a permanent tenancy in the Scottish Borders.
However, if you are homeless or threatened with homelessness, please contact Scottish Borders Council Homelessness Services at:
Galashiels Area Office, Paton Street, Galashiels TD1 3AS
Office hours: Mon-Thu 08:45-17.00, Fri 08:45-15:45
Tel: 01896 661385
Email: homelessnessservices@scotborders.gov.uk
Online: Homeless
(Office access hours: Mon-Fri 10.00-12.00 & 14.00-15.45)
(Emergency out of office hours Tel: 01896 752111)
Learn more about SBC Homelessness Assistance
For emergency out of hours Social Work Services call: 01896 752111
Shelter have a free housing advice helpline: 0808 800 4444
Shelter doesn’t provide accommodation, but their advisers may be able to help you sort out somewhere to stay in the short term, for example in a hostel, a nightshelter or a refuge, and can offer you advice on finding somewhere more permanent.