The Homeless Reduction Act

The Homeless Reduction Act brings in a new statutory duty for public bodies to refer cases that they see who are threatened with homelessness. This duty comes in from 1st October 2018 and the public bodies include the following organisations:

• Prisons;
• Youth offender institutions;
• Secure training centres;
• Secure colleges;
• Youth offending teams;
• Probation services (including National Probation Service);
• Jobcentre Plus;
• Accident and emergency departments;
• Urgent treatment centres;
• Hospitals in their function of providing in-patient care; and,
• Social service authorities.

The documents in the following links (see Barnet Homes Duty to Referand National Homelessness Advice Service) outline how to make referrals to Barnet Homes Housing Options Service.