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Eligibility for Homelessness Assistance under HA 1996 Pt VII and H(W)A 2014 Pt 2: Immigration Status, Habitual Residence and Exemptions (England and Wales)
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What does eligibility for housing assistance mean?
This Practice Note examines who qualifies for ‘housing assistance’, meaning help provided under the homelessness provisions in Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 (HA 1996) in England and Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (H(W)A 2014) in Wales. For details on eligibility for the allocation of housing, see Practice Note: Allocation—eligibility.
Eligibility for housing assistance is tied to immigration status. The local housing authority (LHA) is responsible for deciding if an applicant is eligible, and its decision can be challenged by the applicant through the review process—see Practice Note: Homelessness—the review and appeal procedures.
England and Wales each issue their own Homelessness Code of Guidance. In the Homelessness code of guidance for local authorities (English Code), eligibility is addressed in Chapter 7; in the Allocation of accommodation and homelessness: guidance for local authorities (Welsh Code), it is also found in Chapter 7, with cross-reference to Chapter 2 (Eligibility in relation to Allocation). On this subject, the two Codes are closely aligned.
Eligibility is among the most intricate aspects of homelessness law, drawing together elements of housing law, immigration law and the impact of the...
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