Emergency Shelter
If you are affected or threatened by homelessness, the Central Housing Office (ZFW) will arrange emergency housing for you to use for a certain period of time.
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Basic information
The Central Housing Unit of the Office for Social Services supports people who have lost their homes.
As a central office, it manages and arranges emergency accommodation for homeless people in emergency shelters and offers help with the current crisis situation.
There are currently a total of 130 emergency shelters in 4 independent facilities and 300 places in so-called simple hotels/guest houses run by commercial providers.
Depending on the specific emergency situation, special contacts and emergency accommodation are available for the following groups of people:
- Single homeless people
- Homeless people or people at risk of homelessness with a criminal record
- Homeless people or people at risk of homelessness who use drugs (illegal drugs)
Accommodation in emergency accommodation is generally available for a maximum of 3 months.
Requirements
- Homelessness
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Procedure
People experiencing acute homelessness should contact the Central Housing Office directly, which will arrange all emergency accommodation.
Outside office hours, emergency admission is possible around the clock in acute emergencies:
- Men - Emergency shelter for men, Rembertiring 49, 28195 Bremen
- Women - emergency shelter for women, Abbentorstr. 5, 28195 Bremen
- Drug users:
- Sleep Inn, Oberneulander Landstr. 19, 28355 Bremen and
- La Campagne, Ahlringstr. 2 - 4, 28309 Bremen
More information
- Housing in emergency shelters is only for single men and women or couples, not for families.
- For more information for specific concerns, see the service "Applying for Housing Assistance, Threatened Homelessness, Housing Rental Assistance."
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Competent Department
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Amt für Soziale Dienste, Sozialzentrum Mitte / östl. Vorstadt / Findorff, Zentrale Fachstelle Wohnen
- Service 0421/ 361-2620
- 0421/ 361-8201
- Bahnhofsplatz 29, 28195 Bremen
- Website
- serviceZFW
@afsd. bremen. de
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 08.05.2025