Authority Hub · Emergency Accommodation
The UK authority on emergency accommodation.
Displacement doesn't wait. Neither do we.
Jigsaw Conferences provides UK-wide emergency accommodation services for housing providers, insurers, local authorities and organisations requiring rapid temporary accommodation solutions.
What emergency accommodation covers
Emergency accommodation is temporary housing arranged at short notice for people displaced from their permanent home. Common triggers include fires, floods, escape-of-water incidents, gas leaks, cladding remediation, structural failure, criminal damage and safeguarding-driven relocations.
Jigsaw acts as the placement layer between the incident holder — an insurer, housing association, local authority, contractor or corporate client — and the vetted supply of hotels, serviced apartments and self-catering properties across the UK. Every placement is matched against the household's genuine suitability requirements, not just the nearest available room.
What matters here
Households, not bedspaces
Every placement is scored against household composition, accessibility, cultural fit, distance from schools and work, and safeguarding needs.
Insurer and public-sector fluent
We speak the language of loss adjusters, insurers, housing officers and homelessness teams — no translation cost on the buyer side.
Governance-ready reporting
Every placement is auditable. Board-ready dashboards, statutory-return-friendly datasets, safeguarding trail.
One partner, UK-wide
Placements sourced across 53+ UK cities against 25,000+ verified venues and properties.
Free to the client
Zero booking fees. Our commission is paid by the venue or operator.
Escalation-first process
Complex cases get a named account owner. Volume cases get a workflow. Both get the same standard of care.
How a placement moves from enquiry to occupancy
- 1
Brief
You send us the incident details — insurer or authority reference, household composition, accessibility, location constraints, target duration.
- 2
Match
We match against the vetted UK network using the Jigsaw suitability model — accessibility, safeguarding, family composition, distance from schools, community ties.
- 3
Confirm
You get a shortlist with prices, terms and photos. We hold the room until you confirm.
- 4
Handover
Meet-and-greet, keys, welfare check-in. Resident support handled by our account team, not by the property.
- 5
Extend or resolve
We track expected release dates and manage extensions, re-placements or return-to-property logistics.
Frequently asked questions
Who typically triggers an emergency placement?
Do you serve statutory homelessness placements?
How is suitability assessed?
What does emergency accommodation cost?
Brief us once. We handle every detail.
Trusted by housing associations, insurers, local authorities, NHS organisations, pharmaceutical companies, corporate organisations and event professionals across the UK.