Subjects:

Local Government Law, Housing Law

Contents:

Allocation of Social Housing: An Overview

Information, Applications and Decision Making

Eligibility for Allocation

How Allocation Schemes Work

Being Offered a Property

Homelessness Strategies

Advisory Services and Homeless Applications

Inquiries and Decisions

Homeless or Threatened with Homelessness

Eligibility for Assistance

Priority Need

Becoming Homeless Intentionally

Referral Between Different Local Housing Authorities

Interim Accommodation - Duties and Powers

Duties and Powers to Assist the Homeless

Suitability of Accommodation

Reviews, Appeals and other Remedies

Other Help with Accommodation from Local Authorities

Contracting out of Homelessness and Allocation Functions

Practical guidance on the statutory framework governing homelessness and allocations and how the legislation works in practice is provided, together with an analysis of how the courts have interpreted the statutory provisions.

Key statutory materials (in consolidated form) and the very latest versions of supporting codes of guidance are included in the book. An accompanying CD-ROM contains additional materials including the Welsh Code of Guidance and other relevant statutory provisions not reproduced in the book.