CHAC provides advice and assistance to people in need on matters relating to housing, benefits and money skills. The Centre works largely with people living or working in Cheltenham.
Cheltenham Housing Aid Centre will be open on an appointment only basis as from Tuesday 31st August. We will be open Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and appointments will be held at our offices at 31 Prestbury Road. Please call us on 01242 226672 or email advice@chac.org.uk to book an appointment.
Who we are
Established in 1988, Cheltenham Housing Aid Centre is a small independent charity, that provides free advice and information to help vulnerable and disadvantaged members of our community resolve housing issues and thereby improve their quality of life.
Currently, we provide specialist housing advice to clients who have drug, alcohol or mental health issues who are homeless or at risk of losing their home.
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Homelessness
- Are you homeless or have a housing problem?
- Do you have a drug and alcohol issue or mental health issue
- Do you want specialist advice to support you?
- Aged 18 or over
- Live or looking to reside in Cheltenham?
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We rely on help from funders and private donations. Any help is gratefully received.
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Latest News
CHAC in Numbers 2019
While the latest figures reveal that homelessness continues to rise across the UK, here at Cheltenham Housing Aid Centre (CHAC) is celebrating a successful year helping vulnerable people with housing issues across the town. For the past 30 years, as an independent charity we have provided free advice and support to members of the community,…
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Cheltenham charity hits thirty years of helping homeless
Cheltenham Housing Aid Centre looks for corporate partners in its thirtieth year As a leading independent local charity, Cheltenham Housing Aid Centre, is celebrating its thirty-year anniversary and calling for businesses to further support our work in helping the local housing crisis. Amidst recent reports that one homeless person dies, on average, every 19 hours…
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Funded by:
Gloucestershire County Council, Public Health
29th May 1961 Charitable Trust
The Langtree Trust
Barnwood Trust
Cheltenham Borough Council
Thriving Communities Gloucestershire County Council
Dent Brocklehurst Family Charitable Trust
The Albert Hunt Trust
Charles Irvine Charitable Trust
The Postcode Lottery
Gloucestershire Benevolent Fund
The Henry Smith Charity