Lancaster City Council triggers Severe Weather Emergency Protocol for district's homeless

The arrangements are triggered when the night time temperature is predicted to be zero degrees Celsius according to the Met Office.
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Overnight temperatures are expected to remain below or around freezing for the next week.

Lancaster City Council said there is a humanitarian obligation on all local authorities to do all they can to prevent deaths on the streets caused by winter weather.

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This includes the cold, but also conditions such as extreme wind and rain.

Overnight temperatures are set to remain below or around freezing for several days.Overnight temperatures are set to remain below or around freezing for several days.
Overnight temperatures are set to remain below or around freezing for several days.

Anyone who sees a rough sleeper can report it in the following ways:

By telephoning the 24/7 StreetLink phone line 0300 500 0914

By using the StreetLink website www.streetlink.org.uk

By downloading the StreetLink App from the iTunes or Google Market store free of charge

Lancaster City Council has triggered SWEP due to the cold weather.Lancaster City Council has triggered SWEP due to the cold weather.
Lancaster City Council has triggered SWEP due to the cold weather.

For further information please visit HEREFor housing advice and assistance contact the council's Customer Services on 01524 582257 available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

If there is an emergency which is out of hours, call the council’s Emergency Call Centre out of hours number on 01524 67099 and you will be put in contact with a Housing Advice officer.