Part VIIHomelessness
Duties to persons found to be homeless or threatened with homelessness
194Power exercisable after minimum period of duty under s. 193
1
Where a local housing authority have been subject to the duty under section 193 in relation to a person until the end of the minimum period, they may continue to secure that accommodation is available for his occupation.
2
They shall not do so unless they are satisfied on a review under this section that—
a
he has a priority need,
b
there is no other suitable accommodation available for occupation by him in their district, and
c
he wishes the authority to continue securing that accommodation is available for his occupation;
and they shall not continue to do so for more than two years at a time unless they are satisfied on a further review under this section as to those matters.
The review shall be carried out towards the end of the minimum period, or subsequent two year period, with a view to enabling the authority to make an assessment of the likely situation at the end of that period.
3
They shall cease to do so if events occur such that, by virtue of section 193(6) or (7), they would cease to be subject to any duty under that section.
4
Where an authority carry out a review under this section they shall make such inquiries as they consider appropriate to determine—
a
whether they are satisfied as to the matters mentioned in subsection (2)(a) to (c), and
b
whether any of the events referred to in subsection (3) has occurred;
and on completing the review they shall notify the applicant of their determination and of whether they propose to exercise, or continue to exercise, their power under this section.
5
The authority may at any time, whether in consequence of a review or otherwise, give notice to the person concerned that they propose to cease exercising their power under this section in his case.
6
The notice must specify—
a
the day on which they will cease exercising their power under this section, and
b
any action that they intend to take as a result,
and must be given not less than the prescribed period before the day so specified.