HLG

HLG is a registered charity providing training, information and support services to organisations working with homeless people and others in need of supported housing throughout Nottinghamshire.

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Homeless Code Of Guidance

In response to the current economic climate, and the framework of financial support the Government has put in place to help homeowners in financial difficulty, this note provides guidance on how local housing authorities should exercise their homelessness functions, and apply the various statutory criteria, when considering whether applicants who are homeless having lost their home because of difficulties in meeting mortgage commitments are intentionally or unintentionally homeless.

This guidance is issued by the Secretary of State under s.182 of the Housing Act 1996 ("the 1996 Act"). Under s.182(1) of the 1996 Act, housing authorities are required to have regard to this guidance in exercising their functions under Part 7 of the 1996 Act.

This statutory guidance supplements Chapter 11 of the Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities issued in July 2006 ("the 2006 Code"), and should be read in conjunction with that chapter.

To obtain this guidance, please click here.