SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 15Ineligible persons from abroad: statutory disregards

Part 1England and Wales

6Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)

1

Section 195 (duties in the case of threatened homelessness) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (3A) after “this section” insert “in a case which is not a restricted threatened homelessness case”.

3

In subsection (4)—

a

after “Where” insert “, in a case which is not a restricted threatened homelessness case,”, and

b

at the end insert “in a case which is not a restricted case (within the meaning of that section)”.

4

After subsection (4) insert—

4A

Where, in a restricted threatened homelessness case, in pursuance of the duty under subsection (2) the authority secure that accommodation other than that occupied by the applicant when he made his application is available for occupation by him, the provisions of section 193(3) to (9) (period for which duty owed) apply, with any necessary modifications, in relation to the duty under this section as they apply in relation to the duty under section 193 in a restricted case (within the meaning of that section).

4B

In subsections (3A) to (4A) “a restricted threatened homelessness case” means a case where the local housing authority would not be satisfied as mentioned in subsection (1) without having had regard to a restricted person.