Documents

A letter for notifying a homeless applicant that the s.189B relief duty has ended because they have deliberately and unreasonably refused to take a compulsory step in their housing plan.

This particular letter is for when:

• the applicant has a priority need and was secured interim accommodation under section 188 of the Housing Act 1996, but
• you have decided the applicant became homeless intentionally

and therefore

• temporary accommodation must be secured, but only for a period of time that will provide the applicant a reasonable opportunity of obtaining their own accommodation (HA 1996, s.190(2)(a)).

Alternative letters are available if you're ending the relief duty because of non-cooperation in the following circumstances:

• the applicant does not have a priority need and the s.188 interim accommodation duty was not accepted (no further duty owed)
• the applicant does not have a priority need and the s.188 interim accommodation duty was accepted (no further duty owed)
• the applicant has a priority need and did not become homeless intentionally (main housing duty would usually be owed, but s.193C(4) duty instead now owed)

The letter assumes you have already given the applicant the 'relevant warning' notice and given him or her a reasonable period of time to carry out the steps in their housing plan.