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Households on the housing waiting list in reasonable preference group: People who are homeless (8601) Metric type
- Help text
- This is how many of the households on the housing waiting list are in the reasonable preference group for people who are homeless within the meaning given in Part VII of the Act, regardless of whether there is a statutory duty to house them.
This is defined by s.175 (1) to (3) of the Housing Act 1996. A person is homeless within the meaning of Part VII if they have: a. no accommodation which is available for their occupation and which they have a legal right to occupy; b. accommodation but cannot secure entry to it, or the accommodation is a moveable structure, vehicle or vessel designed or adapted for human habitation and there is nowhere it can lawfully be placed in order to provide accommodation; c. accommodation but it would not be reasonable for them to continue to occupy it.
This would include someone owed the ‘relief duty’ under s.189B of the 1996 Act, which is the initial duty owed for a minimum of 6 months to all eligible persons who are homeless to ensure that suitable accommodation becomes available for their occupation.
This indicator is from the Local Authority Housing Statistics data returns (LAHS) Section C - Allocations
- Modified
- 22 Dec 2022
- Data last updated
- 15 Feb 2024
- Short label
- Reasonable preference group: People who are homeless
- Status
- Live
- Output precision
- 0
- Polarity
- a low value is good
- Measure
- Count
- Dataset
- Total households on the housing waiting list at 1st April
- Source
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
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