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Homelessness application on affordability grounds & request for financial assistance

A letter that housing advisors in Wales can use to:

  • Assert that a client's accommodation is not affordable.
  • Request that a homelessness application is taken, and assessment carried out under section 62 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014.
  • Request that financial assistance is provided.
  • Request confirmation of what objective measure the council is using to assess affordability (as per Samuels v Birmingham CC [2019] UKSC 28).


Country Wales

User Advocate

Subject Homelessness

Document Type Letter

Updated
11.06.2023

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