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Herne Hill Group Practice
Getting health information for your housing application
Housing providers may ask you for medical information, if you are
- homeless and / or applying for social housing support the first time
- reporting recent changes in your healt
- reporting how your current home is impacting your health
- reporting how / why your home is not suitable for your / your family’s circumstance
You do not need a GP letter for this. You can use existing medical letters and a medical summary from your health records.
You can get this information for free.
- Log into the NHS App and go to the documents section.
You can then give this information to your housing provider along with your application, so they have what they need to process your application.
If you believe that there is information missing from your medical records, you can contact your GP practice in writing or speak to a member of staff there.
Crisis
At Crisis we understand what you need to find your way out of homelessness. We can help you get set up for a more stable future.If you are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless, we can help you.To us, homeless means sleeping on the streets or living in a hostel, shelter or refuge. It also means living in supported housing because you have been homeless, sofa surfing, or living with friends/family as you have nowhere else to go. And it can mean living in a B&B, or squat.
Shelter
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help.