5801 - Provision & Management of Emergency Temporary Accommodation - Shared Accommodation Block

The Council has a statutory duty to provide temporary accommodation for those it considers homeless under the 1996 Housing Act. Initially, when a person approaches the Council as homeless, they are placed in emergency temporary accommodation, provided they are assessed as being eligible for assistance, homeless and in priority need. The London Borough of Bexley make temporary placements into its own hostels, purchased street properties and through the procurement of shared and self-contained accommodation within th...