If you are 16 or 17 years old and you can’t stay with your parents or carers, there are organisations which can help you with somewhere to live and make sure that you are safe.
If you need help, call our Children’s Services team on 0121 788 4300
We will take the lead to make sure that you are safe, working with Solihull Community Housing to find you somewhere to sleep at night.
Other organisations like St Basils (a charity who work with the Council) and National Youth Advocacy Service can help you too with advice and support.
How will they help me?
St Basils will try to help you from becoming homeless by working with your parents/carers and other family to see if you can safely stay with them.
If you are homeless, you will get a social worker and a housing worker. They will explain the process and work out the best place for you to live. This might be:
- St Basils supported accommodation - who offer places to stay across the West Midlands, some have staff there 24/7 while others provide a lot of independence, it all depends on what you need
- Supported lodgings - this is staying in a private home with a supportive adult
- Foster placement - you would live with and become part of a family, they look after you and help you to become independent
St Basils will help you with budgeting and how to pay your bills, and both St Basils and your social worker will help you to:
- become independent
- get a job or start training
- work out what to do next
Your social worker will help you in lots of different ways. You can decide on the level of that support based on what you want and what you need, including financial support.