Conditions that must be met for an applicant to be referred to another local authority. Act you have selected contains over There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Housing Act 1996. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. . The following letters can now be downloaded from the Resources section: 1. An Impact Assessment allows those with an interest in the policy area to understand:This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. 200 provisions and might take some time to download. . The Code of Guidance advises that a local authority must not have a policy that extends to deciding in advance that in all cases where it can refer it will do so.A referral on the basis of local connection can be made where the applicant or any person who might reasonably be expect to reside with her/him:Where a local authority placed an applicant in a second authority's area under a homelessness duty and the applicant subsequently makes a homelessness application to the second authority within.A referral can be made even if there is a risk of violence in the area of the first local authority.
. 199(4) repealed (1.12.2008 for E., 30.3.2009 for W. for specified purposes) by,Word in s. 199(5) repealed (1.12.2008 for E., 30.3.2009 for W. for specified purposes) by,S. Act you have selected contains over . You Referral conditions. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.The Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. This page is targeted at housing professionals.
198 Referral of case to another local housing authority. This text of this letter assumes you're seeking a referral using the most common referral conditions, i.e. . This can also be used to access forms for Local Housing Authorities, to make Housing Act 1996 S198 referrals and S208 notifications to Ipswich Borough Council. These forms are for use by Agencies working with service users who are homeless or threatened with homelessness. . . 199(3)(a) repealed (1.12.2008 for E., 30.3.2009 for W. for specified purposes) by,S. April 3, 2018,Overview of homelessness law and guidance,Assessments and personalised housing plans,Non-EEA nationals eligibility for homelessness assistance,EEA and British nationals eligibility for homelessness assistance. 198(2ZA) inserted (9.11.2012 for E.) by,S. under section 198(2) and (2A) of the Housing Act 1996. July 31, 2018,Overview of homelessness law and guidance,Assessments and personalised housing plans,Non-EEA nationals eligibility for homelessness assistance,EEA and British nationals eligibility for homelessness assistance,assess an applicant's case and agree a personalised housing plan,Homelessness Code of Guidance for local authorities: MHCLG, February 2018,Local Government Association - Procedures for referrals of homeless applicants to another local authority,up to five years after an out of borough placement.in the two years after a private rented sector offer.has no local connection with the local authority to which the application was made,has a local connection with the other local authority.will not be at risk of violence in the other authority’s area.violence from another person (whether domestic violence or other).threats of violence which are likely to be carried out.placed her/him in the first authority under a homelessness duty less than five years previously, or.within the previous two years made her/him a private sector offer in the first authority, which the applicant accepted.under the local connection rules, to a local authority in England, Scotland or Wales.when the out of borough placement or private rented sector offer conditions are met, to a local authority in England only (the required conditions cannot be met under the legislation governing Scottish or Welsh homelessness applications). You can make a referral to the Council online, by clicking on the pink button below. . a referral to a local housing authority in Wales are satisfied shall be determined by agreement between the notifying authority and the notified authority or, in default of agreement, in accordance with such arrangements as the Secretary of State may direct by order. Today's free documents are for when, as a homeless officer, you wish to avoid the s.189B(2) relief duty on the basis that the applicant's case can be referred to another council on local connection grounds.The following letters can now be downloaded from the.From Tuesday there's one situation where you'll be able to avoid the relief duty, despite the fact that you're satisfied the applicant is homeless and eligible for help.This is where you think the local connection referral conditions are met.If you've completed the s.184(1) inquiries and are satisfied the applicant is eligible and homeless you can't avoid the duties to:If you wish to exercise the new s.198(A1) power to refer (so you're not waiting until the end of the relief duty to refer), you'll need to:I don't expect homeless officers will often accept the relief duty when they have the option of seeking a referral. . Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:Impact Assessments generally accompany all UK Government interventions of a regulatory nature that affect the private sector, civil society organisations and public services. . For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Referral to another local authority.
198(2A)(3) substituted for s. 198(3) (31.7.2002 for E. and 30.9.2002 for W.) by,Words in s. 198(2A) inserted (9.11.2012 for E.) by,Word in s. 198(3) inserted (9.11.2012 for E.) by,Words in s. 198(5) inserted (27.4.2015) by,Words in s. 198(6)(b) inserted (27.4.2015) by,Words in s. 198(7) substituted (27.4.2015) by,Words in s. 198(7) inserted (27.4.2015) by,S. 200 provisions and might take some time to download.The Whole