It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use. It constitutes the most significant and comprehensive change to homelessness legislation since the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act of 1977. Regulations 2018: regulatory procedure for issuing notices of non-cooperation, the Homelessness (Review procedure etc.) The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 will place new legal duties on English councils so that everyone who is homeless or at risk of homelessness will have access to meaningful help, irrespective of their priority need status, as long as they are eligible for assistance. You’ve accepted all cookies. version of this document in a more accessible format, please email, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, Factsheet 1: threatened with homelessness, Factsheet 2: duty to provide advisory services, Factsheet 3: duty to assess all eligible applicants’ cases and agree a plan, Factsheet 4: homelessness prevention duty, Factsheet 6: help to secure and suitability, Factsheet 9: duty of public authority to refer cases to local housing authority, Factsheet 11: local connection for care leavers, Factsheet 12: updating the code of guidance, Factsheet 14: the Homelessness (Review procedure etc.) Resources to help Local Authorities and their voluntary sector partners understand and implement the Homelessness Reduction Act. You can change your cookie settings at any time. One year ago the Homelessness Reduction Act was implemented. Minories House
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Meaning of “threatened with homelessness”, Duty to assess all eligible applicants’ cases and agree a plan, Deliberate and unreasonable refusal to co-operate: duty upon giving of notice, Reviews of local housing authority decisions, Duty of public authority to refer cases to local housing authority, Suitability of private rented sector accommodation, the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy, lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item, confers power and blanket amendment details, links to related legislation and further information resources. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. Duty to provide advisory services Assessments and plans 3. Develop your understanding of the statutory duties the people you support may be owed by the council, including the new duties of the Homelessness Reduction Act. Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone. Please tell us what format you need. The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 is one of the biggest changes to the rights of homeless people in England for 15 years. Regulations 2018: duty to refer. The Homelessness Reduction Act (‘the Act’) is due to come into force in April 2018. Case studies, presentations and resources from Homeless Link and partners. We use this information to make the website work as well as possible and improve government services. Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. 1 The Act will modify and extend existing homelessness protectionin a number of key ways: 1. 2-5 Minories London EC3N 1BJ, Company number 4313826 Charity number 1089173, Implementing the Homelessness Reduction Act.pdf | 257K, National Homelessness Advice Service_Homelessness Reduction Act case studies .pdf | 104K, HRA Homeless Link presentation March2018.pdf | 1210K, Homelessness Reduction Act Briefing Nov 2017.pdf | 107K, Homelessness law, practice and the Homelessness Reduction Act, Case Management in the Homelessness Sector, Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and Mental Health, Reducing Evictions and Abandonments toolkit, Supporting people with no recourse to public funds, Taking action when someone dies while street homeless, Trauma Informed Care and Psychologically Informed Environments, Working Together toolkit: developing relationships with Jobcentre Plus, StreetLink partners with Sainsbury’s to increase support for people sleeping rough, London Winter Shelters list 2019/20 published, Homeless Link support the campaign to scrap the Vagrancy Act.
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