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Wyre Forest District Council is a Worcestershire district council covering Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport-on-Severn, providing statutory homelessness prevention, housing options and housing standards services to residents of the district.

Services and teams

The council's housing team provides homelessness prevention and options advice, assessment and support for households at risk of losing their home, and works with temporary accommodation providers and registered social landlords across the district. The service includes dedicated homelessness support roles working directly with residents to prevent evictions and secure settled housing.

Working at Wyre Forest

The council recruits through the West Midlands shared WMJobs portal, alongside many other councils in the region. Housing and homelessness roles sit alongside the council's wider portfolio of environmental health, planning, leisure and corporate services, based mainly from the council's offices in Kidderminster.

About the district

Wyre Forest is a semi-rural Worcestershire district; the council's housing service focuses on early intervention and prevention casework to keep households in their existing homes wherever possible, alongside managing the statutory duty to provide temporary accommodation for those who become homeless.