Homeless or at risk of homelessness
Learn how a local authority decides if a homeless applicant is legally homeless or threatened with homelessness.
Course summary
This interactive course covers when a person is legally homeless or threatened with homelessness. This is the first test a local authority must consider under a homeless application.
You'll explore how a local authority assesses when someone is homeless or threatened with homelessness and when an authority must take a homeless application.
Course information
Level: Intermediate and Advanced (Level 4)
Live webinar
- Available for: Groups
- Duration: Two and a half hours
What this course covers
This online training includes:
when someone is legally homeless or threatened with homelessness
when a local authority must accept a homeless application
options to challenge decisions or refusals to take an application
relevant case law, legislation and provisions in the Code of Guidance
What you'll learn
At the end of this training, you'll be able to:
understand when someone is homeless or threatened with homelessness
identify when a local authority should take a homeless application
identify how and when to challenge a local authority's decision
Who this training is for
You should already have a good understanding of the homelessness legislation under part 7 of the Housing Act 1996.
You might be work for a local authority in housing or homelessness, or as an adviser.
Continuing Professional Development
Gain points towards your professional development from the CPD Certification Service with Shelter training and events.
