Public services to work together on homelessness
“A new Duty to Collaborate will be incorporated into the Bill that will require public services to work together to identify people at risk of homelessness and jointly consider what action they could take, within their existing responsibilities, to help prevent it. Councils will also be given a new power to refer homeless households to private registered providers of social housing.”
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Where it stands
The government confirmed on 28 September 2026 that it would amend the Social Housing Bill to add the duty. It would require public services to identify people at risk of homelessness and consider together what they could do to prevent it, within their existing responsibilities. Councils would also get a power to refer homeless households to housing associations and other private registered providers of social housing. The card moves to legislated when the Bill becomes law with the duty.
What has happened
- Oct 2026The Housing Minister says a Duty to Collaborate on homelessness prevention will be added to the Social Housing Bill, Promised
About the cost
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