A duty on councils to temporarily house homeless people
who are not in priority need has been stripped out from a new bill that aims to
reduce homelessness. A new version of the Homelessness Reduction Bill was published,
following negotiations with interest groups including the Local Government
Association (LGA). The bill would place duties on councils to take actions to
prevent homelessness. The original bill included a new duty on councils to
provide emergency temporary accommodation for 56 days to people with a local
connection but who are not in priority need and who have nowhere safe to stay.
Councils have said that such a duty would place too much pressure on local
authorities. Read the Bill on the Parliament website.
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