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An authority's duty to homeless people, who are not intentionally homeless, now ceases if they refuse reasonable accommodation. The housing authorities must publish a "tenancy strategy" giving the types of tenancy provided, the circumstances under which they are granted, their length and the circumstances in which they may be extended.
A homeless man huddles against tram poster outside Haymarket Station, Edinburgh in December 2010.. In Scotland, the Scottish Government has overall and legislative responsibility for homelessness policy and legislation, whilst local councils have a statutory duty to assist in providing settled accommodation to applicants, or, if settled accommodation is unavailable at the time an application ...
Accounting and Finance Legislation Year Introduced Title of Duty Function Local Government Finance Act Section 25 1992 Budget calculations: report on robustness of estimates etc - where an authority to which s32 or s43 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (billing or major precepting authority) or s85 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (GLA) applies is making calculations in ...
Caltrans policies include determining first if there is an “imminent threat to life, health, safety or infrastructure” that requires removal of a homeless encampment.
(The Center Square) – Exiting King County Executive Dow Constantine is doubling down on a housing-first approach to addressing the homelessness crisis in a recent interview with ChangeWA.
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Once an individual applies to the appropriate City Council, Borough Council, District Council or Unitary Authority for assistance, from a person claiming to be homeless (or threatened with homelessness), the Local Housing Authority is also legally duty bound to make detailed inquiries into that person's circumstances, in order to decide whether ...
All local authorities in England have a legal duty to provide 24-hour advice to homeless people, or those who are at risk of becoming homeless within 28 days.. A local authority must accept an application for assistance from a person seeking homelessness assistance if they have reason to believe that the person may be homeless or threatened with homelessness.