Housing Act 1996 (Part VII – Homelessness)

Summary

Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 establishes the framework for local authority duties to homeless persons, including the assessment of eligibility, priority need, intentional homelessness, and the duty to secure accommodation.

Key Points

• Defines homelessness and threatened homelessness
• Establishes priority need categories
• Main housing duty for unintentionally homeless persons in priority need
• Amended by Homelessness Reduction Act 2017

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