Legislation - The Homeless Persons Interim Accommodation (Scotland) Regulations 2002
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The major pieces of legislation applicable in Scotland are:-
- Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977
- Housing (Scotland) Act 1987
- Housing (Scotland) Act 2001
- The Homeless Persons Advice and Assistance (Scotland) Regulations 2002
- The Homeless Persons Interim Accommodation (Scotland) Regulations 2002
- Homelessness etc. (Scotland) Act 2003
- Homeless Persons (Unsuitable Accommodation) Scotland) Order 2004
- The Code of Guidance on Homelessness
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The following is a summary of the Regulations - it is not intended to be detailed legal advice on the provisions.
The Regulations prescribe the circumstances where local authorities can provide interim accommodation to homeless applicants who otherwise would be entitled to permanent accommodation in terms of section 31 of the Housing
(Scotland) Act 1987.
It sets out the circumstances which apply where a housing support services assessment has identified that an applicant for housing requires housing support services which cannot reasonably be provided within permanent accommodation.
You can find the Regulations in full here.
