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Who they are

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is an outer-London borough council in East London, responsible for housing, social care, planning, education and other local services for its residents, and is one of the largest council housebuilders nationally.

Housing and homelessness services

The council runs a Homeless Prevention Service offering advice to avoid homelessness and support for people who are already homeless, alongside a Housing Options Finder tool that tailors housing advice to a person's individual circumstances.

Support includes help finding private rented accommodation, emergency accommodation arrangements for people at risk such as survivors of domestic abuse, and sheltered housing for older people who can live independently but need some support, plus wider care and housing options for adults with additional needs.

Where they operate and who they help

Services cover the borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London, supporting residents at risk of homelessness, people fleeing domestic abuse, older residents in sheltered housing, and households on the council's housing register.

Working there

Housing-related roles include Housing Officers, Housing Options and Homeless Prevention caseworkers, and tenancy services staff, working within an authority that recruits across a wide span of services from social care to front-line housing casework.