Councils across England are overturning significant proportions of their homelessness decisions if they are challenged by unhappy applicants. On average councils overturned 42 per cent of homelessness decisions that reached an official review, according to information obtained following freedom of information requests. The decisions made by councils can make the difference between a homeless person being offered a home or being told the council has no duty to rehouse them. Councils also decide the type of housing that is suitable for different applicants. The FOIs called into question the quality of the decision making by some councils. The 87 councils that provided data had carried out 30,525 reviews following complaints from applicants. The research reveals that in 12,780 cases - 42 per cent - the review led to the original decision being overturned. Read more on Inside Housing.
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