Service Description: To assist those threatened with homelessness to try and maintain their existing tenancies, and to advise on their options should this not be possible
Also known as:- homeless, Housing Services, Options - Housing
Answer: Councils do not have a duty to provide accommodation to asylum claimants who made a claim after 3 April 2000. If an asylum seeker has been given leave to remain in the UK and makes a homelessness application the council may refer their application to the local authority where they were provided with accommodation under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999