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Homelessness advice and prevention

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The Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA) introduced new duties (S179 of the Housing Act 1996) to provide free homelessness advice that is available to all residents in the local area. The focus being on homelessness prevention and addressing any housing issues at the earliest opportunity.

Housing advice sheets

  • 1 - The Homelessness Reduction Act what it means for you
    pdf file 74 KB created on 28/03/2018 1:53pm
  • 2 - Homelessness advice
    pdf file 391 KB created on 28/03/2018 1:53pm
  • 3 - Advice about evictions and the ending of a tenancy
    pdf file 90 KB created on 28/03/2018 1:53pm
  • 4 - Advice on parental eviction leaving the home of your family and friends
    pdf file 73 KB created on 28/03/2018 1:53pm
  • 5 - Homeless ex-armed forces
    pdf file 116 KB created on 28/03/2018 1:53pm
  • 6 - Non violent relationship breakdown housing advice
    pdf file 72 KB created on 28/03/2018 1:53pm
  • 7 - Options and facilities for older people
    pdf file 78 KB created on 28/03/2018 1:53pm
  • 8 - Get a place to stay if you are homeless
    pdf file 79 KB created on 28/03/2018 1:53pm
  • 9 - Domestic abuse and homelessness leaflet
    pdf file 88 KB created on 28/03/2018 1:53pm
  • 10 - Homeless after leaving hospital leaflet
    pdf file 65 KB created on 28/03/2018 1:53pm
  • 11 - Homeless when released from prison leaflet
    pdf file 90 KB created on 28/03/2018 1:53pm
  • 12 - Help and housing for care leavers leaflet
    pdf file 91 KB created on 28/03/2018 1:53pm
  • 13 - Suffering a mental illness or impairment and threatened with homelessness leaflet
    pdf file 109 KB created on 21/12/2018 9:28am
  • 14 - Homelessness how can we help
    pdf file 129 KB created on 21/12/2018 9:28am
  • 15 - Suffering a mental illness or impairment and threatened with homelessness leaflet
    pdf file 68 KB created on 28/03/2019 9:56pm

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  • Help with housing arrears
  • Homelessness advice and prevention
  • Finding somewhere to live
  • Complaints against landlords
  • Housing needs Privacy Notice
  • Domestic abuse
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