Understanding the homelessness journey and exploring interim accommodation: duty, suitability, refusal and challenging decisions

This 2 part course is in 2 sessions: 10am – 4pm with a break mid day

• Understanding the Homelessness Journey
• Homelessness Reduction Act 2017
• Homelessness Journey Flowchart
• Making a homelessness application
• Gatekeeping
• Interim Accommodation
• Exploring the interim accommodation duty
• Suitability of interim accommodation
• Ending the interim duty
• Refusal of interim accommodation
• Losing interim accommodation
• Challenging decisions
• Case studies & Questions

This is one of a series of Housing Advice sessions as part of the VOICES Legal Literacy Legacy Project and was co-designed through consultation with internal and external stakeholders from across the city.