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Homelessness - Homelessness in Bassetlaw

  1. Homelessness in Bassetlaw
  2. What does this mean for you?
  3. What information will the council provide?
  4. How will the council help?
  5. How does it work?
  6. Duty
  1. Right to request a review of homeless decision
  2. Contacting the housing needs team
  3. Duty to refer
  4. Help for rough sleepers
  5. Advice for Armed Forces Personnel
  6. Advice for Domestic Abuse Survivors

The Government introduced new legislation in April 2018 which changed the way Councils have to deal with homeless households.  The Homeless Reduction Act amended existing homelessness law in 5 key ways:

  • Improving the advice and information available about homelessness and the prevention of homelessness
  • Extending the period ‘threatened with homelessness’ from 28 days to 56 days
  • Introducing new duties to prevent and relieve homelessness for all eligible people, regardless of priority need, intentionality and local connection
  • Introducing assessments and personalised housing plans
  • Encouraging public bodies to work together to prevent and relieve homelessness through a duty to refer

 

 

Last Updated on Wednesday, May 8, 2024