Housing Act 1996

摘要

The Housing Act 1996 reformed the law on social housing allocation, homelessness, and the conduct of tenants in England and Wales. Part VI requires every local housing authority to allocate long-term social housing under a published scheme that gives 'reasonable preference' to specified categories of need. Part VII sets out the statutory safety net for homelessness — the duties to make inquiries, to secure interim accommodation for those who may be in priority need, and (since the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017) to take reasonable steps to prevent and relieve homelessness for all eligible applicants. Part V introduced introductory ('probationary') tenancies and demoted tenancies as tools for managing anti-social behaviour by new and existing social tenants.

要点

• Part VI (allocation) — a local authority must allocate social housing under a scheme giving reasonable preference to specified categories (s.166A/s.167)
• Part VII (homelessness) — duties to make inquiries, provide interim accommodation, and secure accommodation for those in priority need
• Priority need categories — pregnant women, households with dependent children, those vulnerable for specified reasons, and emergency cases (s.189)
• Initial relief and prevention duties owed to all eligible applicants (s.189B), inserted by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017
• Intentional homelessness — a reduced duty applies where the applicant became homeless deliberately (s.191)
• Introductory tenancies (s.124) and demoted tenancies (s.143A) for managing anti-social behaviour

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