Councils could be required to work with households to
prevent them becoming homeless beyond the 56-day time period set out in the
Homelessness Reduction Bill, under an amendment planned by the government.
During a parliamentary debate on the bill, the homelessness minister Marcus
Jones said the government plans to table an amendment that will require a
council to keep supporting a household who has stayed in the same property to
prevent homelessness even if 56 days have passed. The bill has already extended
a council’s prevention duty from 28 to 56 days. Read more on Inside Housing.
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