Relief duty

Part of: Our legal duties

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If you're eligible and legally homeless, we'll take reasonable steps to help you find a new home that’s available for at least six months. This duty also lasts for up to 56 days.

You are legally homeless if:

  • You have no property in the UK or elsewhere that you can legally occupy
  • You have a home but cannot access it
  • You are unable to remain in your current home due to the risk of abuse, violence, harassment, or serious threats of violence
  • You are unable to remain in your current home because of extreme overcrowding, very poor conditions/state of repair, serious financial hardship, or other special reasons
  • You have a movable home, such as a boat or caravan, and there is nowhere it can be lawfully placed