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Emergency Accommodation for Councils — Homelessness Duty, Relocation and Overflow Capacity

Emergency accommodation for local authorities: same-night placements for homelessness duty, emergency relocation and overflow capacity, procured under the PfH and ProcurePublic frameworks.

Enterprise Decant & Emergency Scale

874 Bookings Processed Across 28k+ Secured Room Nights

17 Jun – 17 Sep 2026 · Jigsaw Conferences Ltd

Q3 2026 Verified

Who this is for

  • Housing options and homelessness teams
  • Emergency planning and resilience officers
  • Adult and children’s social care placement teams

What you get

  • Same-night hotel and B&B alternatives with suitability checks
  • Framework-compliant procurement (PfH, ProcurePublic) — direct award available
  • Move-on planning and weekly occupancy reporting

Typical briefs

Out-of-hours presentation

Family placed at 22:00 with breakfast and transport.

Block decant

Tower evacuation — 60 households in 24 hours.

Winter overflow

SWEP surge capacity across a borough.

Common questions

Can we direct-award under a framework?
Yes — PfH and ProcurePublic both allow direct award.
Do you cover out-of-hours placements?
Yes, 24/7, 365 days.
Is there a cost to the council?
Accommodation is invoiced at agreed rates; the sourcing service is free.

In short

Emergency accommodation for councils from Jigsaw places homeless households, displaced residents and major-incident evacuees the same day into hotels and serviced apartments nationwide, with extensions managed and one invoice per placement — no fee to the authority.

Quick answers

Can you place households out of hours?
Yes, 24/7.
Do you only use your own properties?
No — Jigsaw sources from hotels, aparthotels and serviced apartments nationally, so capacity flexes with demand.
Is there a procurement-friendly invoicing format?
Yes, consolidated invoices with placement references and reporting on request.

Last reviewed October 2026 by the Jigsaw Conferences team.