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Housing authorities should make reasonable efforts to obtain the co-operation of the applicant, including seeking to understand the reasons for their lack of co-operation, before invoking and during the use of section 193B.

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In this way, 56 DAYS is something like a high-stakes domestic thriller—an immersive and gripping concoction that manages to be both relatable and utterly thrilling at all once. In the first instance, a housing authority should look to the terms of the licence or tenancy under which interim accommodation has been provided to establish the length of the notice period required. Where an applicant in these circumstances is owed the relief duty the housing authority will want to provide a seamless transition between the prevention and relief duties, including notifying the applicant of any further duties owed to them at the same time as issuing the notice advising that the prevention duty has ended. Where an applicant has contractual or other obligations in respect of their existing accommodation (e. The threshold for triggering the section 188(1) duty is low as the housing authority only has to have a reason to believe (rather than being satisfied) that the applicant may be homeless, eligible for assistance and have a priority need.

The ending of the prevention duty under sections 193B and 193C will not affect the housing authority’s assessment of what duties are owed if the applicant subsequently seeks help having become homeless. Enter the number of days Next, enter the time value you need to add or subtract from the start date (years, months, weeks, days). In circumstances where the housing authority accepted a section 193(2) duty on an application made before 9 November 2012, that duty cannot be brought to an end through an offer of private rented accommodation unless that offer meets the requirements of ‘a qualifying offer’. c) arrangements that have already been made by the applicant which are likely to be successful within a reasonable timescale. For example, if they prioritised attending a Jobcentre or medical appointment, or fulfilling a caring responsibility, above viewing a property, this is unlikely to constitute a deliberate and unreasonable refusal to cooperate.This may meet the conditions for ending the duty under this subsection if there is a clear, documented expectation that the applicant will be supported to make a planned move directly to more settled supported or independent accommodation through the pathway service.