What do I do if I am faced with being homeless?
The Housing Act 1996 (Part 7) as amended by The Homeless Act 2002 and the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, places a legal duty on Local Authorities to help those people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness.
This act lays down how a council should respond and who should be offered accommodation. Not all applicants can be offered accommodation, but advice and information about homelessness and its prevention is available to everyone.
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