Charity criticises ‘lack of consistency’ in provision for homeless people with mental health issues

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Charity criticises ‘lack of consistency’ in provision for homeless people with mental health issues
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Homeless person threatened with ‘eviction’ from emergency accommodation for declining ‘unsuitable’ social housing offer

“While the number of households seeking social housing overall is falling, people with disability-related need is going up,” she said.

In one case the law centre assisted a homeless person who was threatened with “eviction” from emergency accommodation because they refused an offer of social housing they felt would be unsuitable due to their mental health needs. The department removed council’s discretion in considering income, meaning they had to assess applications based on an individual’s average income over the last 12 months, she said.

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