If you have been refused homeless accommodation after
presenting as homeless and you are homeless (as opposed to
threatened with homelessness) you should seek urgent legal advice
as you may be entitled to raise judicial review proceedings to
obtain temporary homeless accommodation.
If you are told in writing by the local authority
that you are not homeless or that you have made yourself
intentionally homeless or alternatively that the offer of permanent
accommodation that you have been made is reasonable, you are at
risk of losing temporary homeless accommodation. You have 21 days
to challenge this decision and you are entitled to seek legal
advice to do so.
If you disagree that the permanent accommodation
being offered is reasonable, the prudent course of action would be
to accept the accommodation but to submit a review of the decision
that it is reasonable accommodation within the 21 days. If you are
unhappy with the review decision maker's decision you may be able
to raise judicial review proceedings in court.
Video transcript: