Preface Table of cases Table of statutes Table of statutory instruments Table of European legislation Table of international conventions 1. The history and policy of the provisions Introduction National Assistance Act 1948 Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977; Housing Act 1985, Part 3 Housing and Planning Act 1986 Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 Housing Act 1996, Parts 6 and 7 Between 1996 and 2002 Acts Homelessness Act 2002 Between 2002 and 2011 Acts Localism Act 2011 Housing (Wales) Act 2014 Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 Brexit and Beyond Conclusion 2. Homelessness Introduction Accommodation Accommodation available for occupation Rights of occupation Restriction on entry or use Reasonable to continue to occupy Threatened with homelessness 3. Priority need Introduction Immigration Pregnancy Dependent children Vulnerability Emergency Other categories 4. Intentional homelessness Introduction Principal definition Deliberate act or omission In consequence Cessation of occupation Available for occupation Reasonable to continue to occupy Extended definition - collusive arrangements 5. Local connection Introduction Conditions for referral What is a local connection? When are the local connection provisions applicable? Relief duty Duty to secure housing Resolution of disputes Cross-border referrals Notification duties Reviews Accommodation pending resolution and protection of property 6. Protection of property Introduction To whom is a duty owed? When is the duty owed? What is the duty? The power to protect property Notification of cessation of responsibility 7. Homelessness decisions Introduction Applications Enquiries Decisions Review Review procedure 8.
Discharge of homelessness duties Introduction Interim accommodation Accommodation pending review Assessment and plan Duties to those threatened with homelessness Relief duty Other duties to the intentionally homeless Other duties towards the unintentionally homeless in priority need Alternative provisions under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 - England 9. Allocations Introduction Meaning of 'allocation' Eligibility and qualification Applications for housing The allocation scheme Procedure Internal review and challenge Allocations by private registered providers of social housing (England) and registered social landlords (Wales) 10. Enforcement Introduction Substantive law Procedural law 11. Other statutory provisions Introduction Care Act 2014/Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 Children Act 1989/Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 Local Government Act 2000/Localism Act 2011/Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 Other statutory provisions 12. Ancillary provisions Introduction Homelessness strategies Provision of advice and assistance Aid to voluntary organisations - England Codes of Practice Criminal Offences Annex: Immigration Eligibility Appendices: Part 1 England: Statutes Part 2 England: Statutory Instruments Part 3 Wales: Statutes Part 4 Wales: Statutory Instruments Index.