Bassetlaw District Council has launched its emergency winter housing provision to accommodate rough sleepers during cold winter nights or extreme weather.
It will initially be in operation on the 19th and 20th November and provide short-term shelter when the weather conditions are severe, or the temperatures drop below freezing.
The Council is working with the Salvation Army in Worksop to provide this emergency accommodation for rough sleepers who are referred by the Council’s Housing Solutions Team.
Cllr Lynne Schuller, Cabinet Member for Housing & Estates at Bassetlaw District Council said: “Our cold weather provision is now running to support those sleeping rough during instances of cold weather and we are pleased to be working with the Salvation Army to provide this service.”
Anyone who is sleeping on the streets and wants to access SWEP will be encouraged to work with the Housing Solutions Team and other agencies to try to move away from rough sleeping permanently.
If you see someone sleeping rough and want to help, call Bassetlaw District Council’s Housing Solutions Team on 0800 590 542 or report online using the Council’s website, Make a Homeless Enquiry
To access SWEP, regardless of your location in Bassetlaw, please contact the Housing Solutions Team before 3pm on the day that the accommodation is required.
For information on other support agencies offering homelessness services visit www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/homelessness
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Last Updated on Wednesday, November 19, 2025