92.This section amends sections 82 and 84 of the 2014 Act.
93.Section 84 of the 2014 Act requires local housing authorities to notify applicants of certain matters and sets out the information required in the notification to the applicant.
94.The amendment to section 84(1) of the 2014 Act made by section 16(3) of the Act clarifies the notification requirements apply where an authority has referred an applicant to another authority or decided the conditions for such a referral are met.
95.Subsection (1B) inserted into section 84 of the 2014 Act by section 16(3) of the Act provides that where a local housing authority (“authority A”) notifies another local housing authority (“authority B”) that in its opinion the conditions for a referral are met under section 80 of the 2014 Act, it must also notify the applicant that it has done so.
96.Subsection (1C) inserted into section 84 of the 2014 Act by section 16(3) of the Act provides that authority A must also notify the applicant when a decision is made under section 80(5) of the 2014 Act as to whether the conditions for referral of an applicant’s case are met.
97.Subsection (1D) inserted into section 84 of the 2014 Act by section 16(3) of the Act sets out the information that must be provided to the applicant within a notification given under subsection (1B) or (1C) of section 84 of the 2014 Act.
98.The amendments made to section 82 of the 2014 Act remove provisions which are no longer required, as notifications in relation to referrals are included in section 84 of the 2014 Act.
Commentary on Sections Part 1 - Homelessness Section 16: Notice to applicants in referral cases