Priority need and vulnerability
Learn how a local authority assesses a homeless applicant's vulnerability when deciding if they are in priority need.
Course summary
This interactive course covers how a local authority considers if a person is in priority need under a homelessness application.
You'll explore when someone is automatically in priority need or is in priority need due to vulnerability, and how priority need is assessed.
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:
who has automatic priority need
who has priority need due to vulnerability
the role of medical evidence and a local authority medical assessment
how an authority should apply case law and the Homelessness Code of Guidance
when decisions about priority need can be challenged
What you'll learn
At the end of this training, you'll be able to:
identify when someone has automatic priority need
assess whether someone might have priority need due to vulnerability
identify when and how priority need decisions can be challenged
Who this training is for
You'll have a good understanding of the homelessness legislation under part 7 of the Housing Act 1996.
You might 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.
