Documents

A letter for notifying a homeless applicant that:

• the s.189B relief duty has ended because they have refused a final offer of accommodation (under section 193A of the Housing Act 1996), and
• the s.188 interim accommodation duty has ended (under section 188(1ZB) of the 1996 Act).

The letter includes text that can be used for both types of 'final offer', namely:

• a final Part 6 offer from the council's housing register (following an allocation of housing), and
• a six-month fixed term assured shorthold tenancy offered by a private landlord, which has been approved by the council for ending the relief duty (a 'final accommodation offer').

This particular letter is for when the applicant is occupying s.188 interim accommodation.

An alternative version is available for when the applicant is not occupying temporary accommodation (see 'Related documents' section).

Note on suitability

The letter includes a section that comprehensively details matters you may need to consider when deciding whether the accommodation was suitable for the applicant.

You should edit this section of the letter as appropriate. The precise factors that must be considered will depend on the facts of the particular case.

You may wish to condense this section of the letter.