Supported accommodation for care leavers in Leicester
1 room is available in Leicester today. 0 of 1 accept care leavers.
What a room costs here
- Local Housing Allowance, shared accommodation rate
- £395.42 a month (Leicester BRMA, 2026-27, DWP)
- Time on the market
- Rooms currently listed in Leicester have been available for a median of 11 days.
Referral route for care leavers
- Statutory basis
- Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000
- Who refers
- Leaving care team / personal adviser
- How the referral works
- The leaving care team or personal adviser makes the referral, with a pathway plan setting out the support hours needed. Funding is normally a mix of housing benefit for the rent and social care funding for the support.
- Eligibility
- A young person is eligible if they are an eligible, relevant or former relevant child under the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000. Provision for 16 and 17 year olds must be registered with Ofsted. Roomfy does not list 16 and 17 provision without a verified Ofsted registration number.
Local authority housing options team
- Team
- Leicester City Council
- Housing options
- https://www.leicester.gov.uk/housing/homelessness
Rooms available in Leicester
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Questions tenants ask about rooms in Leicester
- Can I rent a room in Leicester on Universal Credit?
- Yes. Supported and benefits only rooms in Leicester are let to tenants whose housing costs are met by Universal Credit. The listing states which benefits you need before you enquire, so you never chase a room you cannot take.
- What is the difference between supported and transitional housing in Leicester?
- Supported accommodation requires Universal Credit. Transitional accommodation requires Universal Credit plus at least one of LCWRA, PIP, Carers Allowance or ESA. Both cover rent through benefits, so the room listing shows a service charge rather than a rent figure.
- What is supported or exempt accommodation?
- Housing such as a hostel or supported house where the landlord, or someone on their behalf, gives you care, support or supervision. Your rent there is covered by Housing Benefit from the council rather than the Universal Credit housing amount.
- Does Universal Credit pay rent in supported housing?
- Usually not. If you live in supported or sheltered housing, such as a hostel, that gives you care, support or supervision, you claim Housing Benefit from the council for your rent instead. You can still claim Universal Credit for your living costs. Service charges for things like meals, heating, energy in your room or support are usually yours to pay.
- Will I have to pay anything myself?
- Often a weekly service charge for things Housing Benefit doesn't cover, such as heating, energy in your room, meals or some support. Enter it in the calculator to see it next to your income.
- How quickly can I move into a room in Leicester?
- Every listing shows its available from date. Once you enquire, the provider has one working day to respond, so most tenants hear back the next working day and arrange a viewing from there.
- What if there is nothing suitable in Leicester today?
- Tell us what you need and we match you as new rooms go live in Leicester. You get an alert the same day a room that fits your benefits and budget is listed.
Referring someone, or filling a room
Referrers can send a request through Find me a room and we will match it against live rooms. Providers with empty rooms can list them free.
Sources: Council and its homelessness page from GOV.UK's local links service (local-links-manager.publishing.service.gov.uk, LGSL 112), checked 13 October 2026. Local Housing Allowance: the Leicester Broad Rental Market Area holds 100% of Leicester's postcodes (OS Code-Point Open matched to the VOA BRMA postcode lookup used by the benefits calculator); the figure shown is the DWP 2026/27 Universal Credit monthly shared accommodation rate for Leicester. Map point: the mean of the area's postcodes (OS Code-Point Open). Last verified 2026-10-13.