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Where the applicant is receiving support from other services, for example the leaving care team, an offender management service, or a family support service, the housing authority should alert relevant service(s) to the problem as soon as possible and seek to involve them in supporting the applicant to resolve the situation. Having local information sharing arrangements in place will facilitate this.

Everything we teach throughout The Next 56 Days is designed to accelerate your results and our recommendedThe 1996 Act provides 4 circumstances in which a housing authority must secure accommodation on an interim basis until a decision or other event occurs. These are set out below. Section 188 interim duty to accommodate In circumstances where an applicant is found not to be eligible for assistance, the housing authority must provide, or secure the provision, of information and advice as set out in section 179. For further guidance on eligibility see Chapter 7. If (section 188) interim accommodation has been provided, notice periods should take account of the needs of the applicant and the time required for them to access assistance. For households including children or particularly vulnerable adults who are owed duties under the Children Act 1989 or Care Act 2014, local authorities should consider having arrangements in place to manage a transition in responsibilities, so that there is no break in the provision of accommodation for applicants who cease to be eligible for 1996 Act support. G – the applicant has withdrawn their application for homelessness assistance (sections 195(8)(g) and 189B(7)(f)). But, set your Covid-19 fatigue aside and embrace this EXTRA layer of fear, because this author knows how to write books which are engaging from start to finish, and she hasn’t let me down yet! Where the local authority ends the duty because the applicant has accommodation or has refused an offer, the applicant can request a review if the accommodation was not suitable

Following inquiries, where the housing authority concludes that an applicant does not have a priority need, the section 188(1) duty ends when either: In cases involving applicants who have children under 18 where the housing authority have reason to believe that the applicant may be ineligible for assistance or may be homeless intentionally, the housing authority must, subject to the applicant’s consent, alert the children’s services authority to the case. A referral to the children’s services authority may also be made without the applicant’s consent where there are safeguarding concerns, in accordance with local procedures. Refusal or loss of interim accommodation Housing authorities may refer an applicant’s case to another housing authority in England during the relief duty if the applicant does not have a local connection with the authority to which they have applied, and does have a local connection to another district where they would not be at risk of violence. For guidance on local connection referrals see Chapter 10. Deliberate and unreasonable refusal to co-operate (sections 193B and 193C)b) the housing circumstances in the local area, and the length of time it might reasonably take to secure accommodation. In assessing this the housing authority might reflect on the efforts previously made by both the housing authority and the applicant to relieve their homelessness, and why these had not proved successful;

For applicants who are eligible for assistance, unintentionally homeless and have a priority need, the ending of the relief duty under sections 193B and 193C will mean that section 193 (the main housing duty) will not apply. However, the housing authority must secure that accommodation is available for occupation by the applicant by making a final accommodation offer or final Part 6 offer (sections 193C(4) to (10). For further guidance on accommodation duties and powers see Chapter 15. Meaning of deliberate and unreasonable refusal The authority can extend the duty. [8] If the applicant is not in priority need, no further duties arise after the end of the relief duty. It will be up to the housing authority to decide whether or not to end the prevention or relief duty when a suitable offer, other than a final offer or Part 6 offer, is refused. In reaching their decision a housing authority should consider the applicant’s circumstances, the reason for their refusal, the reasonable steps they are taking to secure accommodation that better suits their needs and preferences and, in the case of the prevention duty, the likelihood of the applicant subsequently becoming homeless and applying for help under the relief duty. This power may be exercised where the housing authority was previously under a duty to secure accommodation for the applicant’s occupation under section 188, section 190, section 199A or section 200; and may be exercised whether or not the housing authority has exercised its powers to accommodate the applicant pending review. The local authority can give notice to end the relief duty if the applicant refuses an offer of accommodation which is not a final accommodation offer or a final part 6 offer. The applicant must have had a reasonable prospect of having accommodation for at least six months. [19] It is likely that for the authority to end the duty in this way, it would have had to have made the offer itself. The accommodation offered must be suitable.The applicant will normally no longer be homeless where the relief duty is ended for this reason. It is possible for an applicant to remain homeless and potentially be owed the main housing duty if suitable accommodation is still not reasonable to continue to occupy, but this is likely to be uncommon. [14] program, my sugar was over 300. Now, without medication, it's under 100. It works. We look younger, feel b) becomes homeless intentionally from accommodation made available to them under section 193. For further guidance on intentional homelessness see Chapter 9; Where a housing authority is satisfied that, despite the section 21 notice, the landlord has agreed not to pursue possession and there is a reasonable prospect of the accommodation being available for at least 6 months the prevention duty may be ended (section 195(8)(a)) (see paragraphs 14.7 and 14.8). There may be other circumstances where there is a reasonable prospect of suitable accommodation being available for at least 6 months, but this not necessarily being the same accommodation throughout. For example, an applicant with support needs may be placed in short term supported accommodation which forms part of a planned accommodation and support pathway overseen by the housing authority. This may meet the conditions for ending the duty under this subsection if there is a clear, documented expectation that the applicant will be supported to make a planned move directly to more settled supported or independent accommodation through the pathway service.