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Upcoming elections

Get ready to vote on 7 May 2026 for who will represent you on West Surrey Council. This will replace Surrey County Council and 11 borough and district councils (including Guildford) from 1 April 2027.

Find out more information about the upcoming election.

Rough sleeping

Help for rough sleepers in Guildford

Guildford has many services to help rough sleepers. These include:

  • homelessness outreach and support service
  • day service
  • night shelter
  • hostels and supported housing projects
  • a range of services providing specialist support  
  • agencies providing general and specialist advice including money and debt advice
  • support with voluntary work and access education, training and employment opportunities
  • services to improve health and wellbeing

What we do

We commission the Homeless Outreach and Support Team (HOST) to provide support to:

  • rough sleepers
  • people at risk of rough sleeping

HOST is a point of contact to report potential rough sleepers. They respond to reports by finding the rough sleeper and offering help.