Housing, homelessness and rough sleeping strategy

A person is homeless if they have no accommodation available for their occupation, in the UK or elsewhere, which they:

a) Are entitled to occupy by virtue of an interest in it or by virtue of an order of a court,

b) Have an express or implied licence to occupy, or

c) Occupy as a residence by virtue of any enactment or rule of law giving him the right to remain in occupation or restricting the right of another person to recover possession.

A person is also homeless if they have accommodation but:

a) They cannot secure entry to it, or

b) It is probable that occupation of it will lead to violence from some other person residing in it or to threats of violence from some other person residing in it and likely to carry out the threats, or

c) It consists of a moveable structure, vehicle or vessel designed or adapted for human habitation and there is no place where he is entitled or permitted both to place it and to reside in it.

A person shall not be treated as having accommodation unless it is accommodation which it would be reasonable for them to continue to occupy.

A person is threatened with homelessness if it is likely that he will become homeless within 56 days.