Temporary accommodation

What is temporary accommodation like?

If we have no other accommodation immediately available, you may be given a room in a hotel/B&B. This may be outside of Coventry.

If you are placed in a hotel/B&B, you will be moved to other temporary accommodation when it becomes available.

If you are a single person, it is likely you will be placed into a shared house (single sex). You will have your own bedroom but will share a bathroom and kitchen with others.

To help ensure that it is safe and secure, there are often limits on visitors. We will regularly check who is staying in the accommodation, or if you have left. 

All temporary accommodation will be furnished and include essential white goods (such as a fridge). You can bring the belongings you need, but not large items like furniture.

You will get one offer of temporary accommodation, and if you refuse this offer, you will need to make your own arrangements and find somewhere else to stay.  

You may be asked to move to other temporary accommodation during your stay, this could be at short notice. If you refuse to move to other accommodation if we ask you to, this can end the council’s duty to house you.