PART 2HOMELESSNESS
CHAPTER 2HELP FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR THREATENED WITH HOMELESSNESS
Duties to help applicants
73Duty to help to secure accommodation for homeless applicants
1
A local housing authority must help to secure that suitable accommodation is available for occupation by an applicant, if the authority is satisfied that the applicant is—
a
homeless, and
b
eligible for help.
2
But the duty in subsection (1) does not apply if the authority refers the application to another local housing authority (see section 80).