really depends on where you are and what your circumstances are,
do you know what housing assoc you are looking for as some are better than others
you may have already done so – but go to the council and declair yourself homeless and they should be able to offer you advise or also go to the citizens advise beuro as they can be a great help too
(often if you are a single young man it can be more difficult as you are often not seen as ‘high priority’, but if you have ‘needs’ (i.e: mental health difficulties / substance missuse problems / vulnerability etc) mention it as it sometimes works on a ‘points system and you need to ‘build up’ your points)
good luck as it can sometimes be a real pain in the arse…..