Interpretation2
In this Order—
“the 1987 Act” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987; F1...
F2“community hosting” means the provision of a spare room and other support by a member of the community to a homeless household in crisis for a short period of time;
F5“coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2);
“household” means the applicant and any person who resides, or might reasonably be expected to reside, with the applicantF3;
F6“isolate” in relation to a person means separation of that person from any other person in such manner as to prevent infection or contamination with coronavirus;
F4“minimum accommodation safety standards” includes standards specified in an enactment for accommodation in relation to health and safety, hygiene, fire, furniture and electrical equipment;
F7“rapid access accommodation” means emergency temporary accommodation for rough sleepers, or those at risk of rough sleeping, which—
- a
contains a bedroom which is—
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safe, private and lockable;
- ii
furnished; and
- iii
of a good standard; and
- i
- b
provides support to a person using that accommodation to—
- i
access benefits or other services through provision of on-site homelessness and support assessments; and
- ii
access ongoing support services, including specialist support services; and
- i
- a
F8“shared tenancy accommodation” means accommodation which—
- a
is shared by no more than 5 people;
- b
is of a good standard;
- c
is provided to residents who agree to share accommodation on a temporary basis pending placement in settled accommodation; and
- d
in which each resident has a private and lockable bedroom.
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