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The pages on Shelter Legal are updated regularly to reflect changes in the law.
This page lists the most recent updates to Shelter Legal.
When main housing duty ends
14 March 2025
In Bano v London Borough of Waltham Forest [2025] EWCA Civ 9, the Court of Appeal considered when a local authority can end the main housing duty after making an offer of accommodation. The court found the local authority was not required to issue a further notification of its decision to end the main housing duty after the applicant refused a private rented sector offer. The applicant had the right to a section 202 review of the decision to end the main housing duty once the offer of accommodation was made.
View amended articlePeople with EU pre-settled status eligibility for homeless assistance
11 March 2025
The Homelessness Code of Guidance has been updated with guidance on eligibility decisions for people with pre-settled status. Paragraph 7.35 of the Code states local authorities must consider whether finding someone with pre-settled status to be ineligible would be a breach of their rights under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. This means considering whether the person’s right to dignity would be violated. A breach might occur if a person is unable to meet their most basic housing needs or has no means of meeting those needs. This update follows the Court of Appeal's decision in SSWP v AT [2023] EWCA Civ 1307.
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