Making a Homeless Application

What will you learn?

1. Understand the legal framework for homelessness applications
2. Make and support a lawful homelessness application
3. Identify and challenge gatekeeping
4. Apply the law on priority need and Personal Housing Plans (PHPs)
5. Recognise and respond to intentional homelessness
6. Understand local area connection rules
7. Apply the law on temporary accommodation and suitability
8. Challenge decisions through reviews and appeals

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Course contents highlights:

• The legal definition of homelessness and when a homelessness application arises
• Eligibility and preparing for a homelessness application
• The statutory duties owed by local authorities, including: Prevention Duty, Relief Duty, Main Housing Duty
• Personal Housing Plans and the role of reasonable steps
• Priority need categories and the vulnerability test
• Intentional homelessness and mitigating circumstances
• Local area connection rules and domestic abuse protections
• Temporary accommodation duties and suitability considerations
• Challenging unlawful gatekeeping and incorrect decisions
• Understanding and challenging Section 184 decisions

The course includes real-life case studies, quizzes and practical exercises to help participants apply the law in realistic scenarios.

This course is ideal for:

• Frontline advisers
• Housing professionals
• Prison and probation staff
• Support workers
• Social prescribers
• Local authority staff
• Charities and community organisations
• It is particularly valuable for anyone supporting vulnerable individuals, including those with disabilities, mental health conditions, experience of domestic abuse, or people leaving prison.

After this course, you will:

• Identify when a homelessness application should be made
• Understand the statutory duties owed by local authorities
• Recognise unlawful gatekeeping practices
• Assess priority need and vulnerability
• Understand intentional homelessness decisions and mitigating factors
• Identify when temporary accommodation should be provided
• Challenge incorrect homelessness decisions effectively

This course is CPD Accredited. All learners will receive their CPD certificate with 7 points on completion of the course

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