Documents

An index to the homelessness letters that can be downloaded from this website, which can be used by councils in England to administer applications for housing under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996.

The letters incorporate the changes made by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.

The contents on page 3 includes hyperlinks to the following chapters:

1. Most common letters
2. Initial advice and appointments
3. Referral from a public authority
4. Accepting or refusing a homeless application
5. Assessments and housing plans
6. Inquiries
7. 'Minded to find' letters
8. Section 184 decisions
9. Local connection referral
10. Offering accommodation
11. Withdrawing s.188 accommodation
12. Ending prevention duty
13. Ending relief duty
14. Ending main housing duty
15. Non-cooperation
16. Ending s.193C(4) non-cooperation accommodation duty
17. Withdrawn application
18. Prevention payments
19. Protecting belongings
20. Section 202 reviews
21. Referral to social services
22. Disclosing housing file
23. Out of area notification

Some letters are listed in more than one chapter, to make it easier to find them.