Regulation 10 Saving provision relating to regulation 2: homelessness re-application after private rented sector offer

(1)

Paragraph (2) applies where, prior to 1st May 2026, an applicant for assistance under Part 7 of the 1996 Act (homelessness: England)^f1 accepts an offer under section 193(7AA) of that Act (private rented sector offer)^f2.

(2)

The repeal of section 195A of the 1996 Act (duty to offer accommodation following re-application after private sector offer) by section 25(4) of the 2025 Act (accommodation for homeless people: duties of local authority) does not apply.

(3)

In this regulation, “the 1996 Act” means the Housing Act 1996.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1996 c. 52. Section 195A was inserted by s. 149(4) of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20) and amended by section 14(4) of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 (c. 13).
f2: Subsection (7AA) was inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 15 to the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 52) and amended by section 148(5) of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.