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This letter is for notifying a homeless applicant that:

• their case has been referred to another council, and
• the other council has accepted the s.189B(2) relief duty.

Use this letter when you would otherwise (but for the referral) owe the applicant the relief duty (i.e. the referral has been made under section 198(A1) of the Housing Act 1996).

This particular version is for when you did not provide interim accommodation pending the referral. An alternative version is available if you also need to ask the applicant to vacate temporary accommodation.

Referral conditions

This text of this letter assumes you're seeking a referral using the most common referral conditions, i.e. under section 198(2) and (2A) of the Housing Act 1996.

You'll need to amend the letter if you're using the alternative referral conditions under:

• HA 1996, s.198(2ZA) and (2A) (applicant accepted a private rented sector offer of accommodation from the other council / the accommodation was in your area / within 2 years the applicant has applied to your council), or
• HA 1996, s.198(4) and (4A) (applicant placed in your area by the other authority under the homelessness legislation, and prescribed 5 year period has not expired).