The duty to protect homeless persons' belongings
When must a council protect homeless applicants’ personal possessions? What are some of the common problems faced by homeless teams when administering this duty?
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Fresource Friday: guide to homeless application review and appeal rights
Improve the information you publish about the homeless review process with my free guide. Suitable for a webpage or booklet.
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Fresource Friday: a guide to homelessness duties
A free guide to the duties owed by Welsh councils to homeless people. With links to template letters and documents that can be used to administer homeless applications.
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Dispatched to the sharp end
Reflections on Channel 4's Dispatches documentary about homelessness gatekeeping, and some of the questions it raises.
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Fresource Friday: Housing Act 1996 Part 7, as amended by the Homelessness Reduction Bill (almost...)
Text of HA 1996 Part 7 as amended by the current version of the Homelessness Prevention Act
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Homelessness Reduction Bill - more help at the council?
How will the homeless application process change if the Homelessness Prevention Bill becomes law? Here's a summary of the likely changes, based on the version of the Bill that went to the House of Lords in late January 2017.
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Fresource Friday: A guide to direct landlord payment of housing benefit
A free guide explaining when housing benefit can be paid direct to private landlords. The guide explains the rules councils must apply, and includes template letters you can use to request direct payments, and appeal negative decisions.
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A new document resource
I'll be sharing numerous letters and documents in the coming weeks, dealing with various homelessness and housing advice issues.
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