183.Sections 67(4) and 76(3) of the 2014 Act allow a local housing authority to end a duty owed to an applicant under sections 66 and 75 of that Act (as amended by the Act), respectively, when, following receipt of a written notification of the possible consequences of a refusal, an applicant refuses an offer of suitable accommodation.
184.Those provisions are not amended by the Act (and remain in place), but section 96C (inserted by section 33) places an additional requirement on local housing authorities, requiring them to take reasonable steps to provide the applicant with an opportunity to view the accommodation being offered (either in person or otherwise) before deciding whether to accept or decline the offer.
Commentary on Sections Part 1 - Homelessness Section 33: Viewing accommodation