PART 2

HOMELESSNESS
CHAPTER 2

HELP FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR THREATENED WITH HOMELESSNESS

Duties to help applicants

Duty to help to prevent an applicant from becoming homeless
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1
A local housing authority must help to secure that suitable accommodation does not cease to be available for occupation by an applicant if the authority is satisfied that the applicant is—
a
threatened with homelessness, and
b
eligible for help.
2
Subsection (1) does not affect any right of the authority, whether by virtue of a contract, enactment or rule of law, to secure vacant possession of any accommodation.
S. 66 in force at 27.4.2015 by S.I. 2015/1272, art. 2, Sch. para. 17