Overview
About us
Victoria House is part of the CONNECT Manchester service which provides accommodation to adults that are homeless, experiencing housing related crisis or are in need of temporary housing and support.
Separately, Victoria House also offers an emergency accommodation (Sit Up) service, for stays of around two to three weeks, to help avoid rough sleeping.
- Staff on-site 24 hours a day
- Short-term supported housing
- Communal lounge, kitchen, activity room and garden
Accommodation
![Four storey apartment building, with vivid blue doors to enter decorated with orange and green lanterns to create an inviting entrance. A large grass front garden lined with shrubbery.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2023-03/victoria-house-exterior-2.jpg?itok=W2w4pzH5)
![Small collapsible blue, white and black set up snooker table, in a soothing green painted room with personal photographs on the wall. The grand black piano fills the wall space offered next to the opening for the kitchen.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2023-03/victoria-house-games-room.jpg?itok=HZEcp_uP)
![Vibrant, sun on a green hill setting with high rise building graffiti artwork on the back wall. Three wooden benches sit in front of the artwork amongst the colourful wildflowers.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2023-03/victoria-house-garden-area.jpg?itok=ZKX8fdwv)
![Clean and compact galley styled kitchen, using pastel mint paint to blend into the squared white tiles. The appliances are mix and matched having one blank and gold oven and hob as well as a white and black oven and hob, silver bin, white kettle and silver and black toaster.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2023-03/victoria-house-kitchen.jpg?itok=xpeBbBGZ)
![Grey and deep red seating area with wooden flooring and two blank and white leather sofas, a glass television unit with matching stand hosting homely candles and soft lighting for the room.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2023-03/victoria-house-seating-area.jpg?itok=f-Z5FNvC)
![Interior of communal area at Victoria house with blue walls, tables and chairs and a piano.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2023-05/victoria-house-communal-area.jpeg?itok=mMVFOZ8t)
![Living area at Victoria House. A black and white sofa in front or red and grey walls](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2023-05/victoria-house-lounge.jpg?itok=aPfLRSTk)
![Four storey apartment building, with vivid blue doors to enter decorated with orange and green lanterns to create an inviting entrance. A large grass front garden lined with shrubbery.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2023-03/victoria-house-exterior-2.jpg?itok=W2w4pzH5)
![Small collapsible blue, white and black set up snooker table, in a soothing green painted room with personal photographs on the wall. The grand black piano fills the wall space offered next to the opening for the kitchen.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2023-03/victoria-house-games-room.jpg?itok=HZEcp_uP)
![Vibrant, sun on a green hill setting with high rise building graffiti artwork on the back wall. Three wooden benches sit in front of the artwork amongst the colourful wildflowers.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2023-03/victoria-house-garden-area.jpg?itok=ZKX8fdwv)
![Clean and compact galley styled kitchen, using pastel mint paint to blend into the squared white tiles. The appliances are mix and matched having one blank and gold oven and hob as well as a white and black oven and hob, silver bin, white kettle and silver and black toaster.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2023-03/victoria-house-kitchen.jpg?itok=xpeBbBGZ)
![Grey and deep red seating area with wooden flooring and two blank and white leather sofas, a glass television unit with matching stand hosting homely candles and soft lighting for the room.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2023-03/victoria-house-seating-area.jpg?itok=f-Z5FNvC)
![Interior of communal area at Victoria house with blue walls, tables and chairs and a piano.](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2023-05/victoria-house-communal-area.jpeg?itok=mMVFOZ8t)
![Living area at Victoria House. A black and white sofa in front or red and grey walls](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2023-05/victoria-house-lounge.jpg?itok=aPfLRSTk)
Care and support
Applying
Am I eligible?
To be eligible for a place at Victoria House, applicants must:
- Be aged 18 or over
- Be homeless or at risk of homelessness
- Require support for mental health or complex needs, or addiction to drugs or alcohol
- Be willing to engage with support services
To be eligible for a place in our emergency accommodation, applicants must:
- Be aged 18 or over
- Be rough sleeping
- Be willing to engage with support services
How do I apply?
Referrals for CONNECT Manchester (including our main service at Victoria House) should be made through the Manchester Access & Support (MAS) Gateway, which is an online assessment and referral system operated by Manchester City Council. If you are an agency wishing to make a referral on behalf of someone and do not currently have access to the MAS Gateway, please contact the MAS Gateway Team at masgateway@manchester.gov.uk.
Individuals are not eligible to self-refer through the MAS Gateway.
For the emergency accommodation service (Victoria House Sit Up Service), we accept referrals from The Booth Centre, Barnabus, On the Out and Manchester City Council. All support needs will be assessed before an application is accepted for either the main service or the emergency accommodation service.
If you have any questions about the care and support services we provide, please contact us using the form below, or call 0161 231 9400 during office hours.