Councils Skirt Six-Week Rule For Homeless Families

Homeless families are being housed for protracted periods in council-owned properties in conditions that would be illegal if their temporary accommodation was privately owned. The law states that families should not be housed in non-self-contained temporary accommodation for more than six weeks, but if the property is owned or managed by a council, housing association or charity, it is exempt.  Freedom of Information Act requests to all 33 London boroughs revealed that 24 London councils own hostel-style accommodation and a further request showed that five  have used this accommodation to house families for longer than six weeks. Only eight councils were able to respond to this second request. Read more on Inside Housing.

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