Role
Purpose
Responsible for fulfilling the council's statutory function under s Housing Act Part VII i.e. reviewing negative homelessness decisions and suitability of offers when requested by applicants/their representatives
Duties:
1. Managing an individual caseload of homelessness/suitability reviews in accordance with Part VII Housing Act (as amended), ensuring all internal and statutory deadlines are met.
2. Investigating cases and issuing decisions in relation to the various homelessness duties associated in particular with S, and within the relevant timeframes.
3. Ensuring additional internal deadlines are met with regard to the management of the review process, e.g. timely dispatch of file copies; follow up of submissions and Regulation 8 letters and liaison with the council's solicitors in relation to court proceedings.
4. Responding to members enquiries and other correspondence within specified performance timescales.
5. To cover any other duties as may be required
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