The primary homelessness legislation, Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 (HA 1996) and Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (H(W)A 2014), provides the statutory underpinning for action to prevent homelessness and provide assistance to people who are threatened with or are actually homeless.
The relevant code of guidance in England is the Homelessness code of guidance for local authorities (English Code) and in Wales is the Allocation of accommodation and homelessness: guidance for local authorities (Welsh Code).
Under the Homelessness Act 2002 there is an obligation on every local housing authority (LHA) to produce a local homelessness strategy. The strategy must be renewed at least every five years. The social services authority must provide reasonable assistance to the LHA in producing a strategy bespoke for the LHA’s area.
The overarching strategic aims for LHAs should be to address:
homelessness prevention
securing sufficient accommodation for the homeless
providing support for the homeless
The strategy must be based on the results of a homelessness review—therefore a concurrent obligation arises to carry out a review...
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