This training is delivered by Geoff Davies Housing Case worker for the Citizens Advice Bureau Stoke on Trent.

Course Objectives

• Defining Homelessness

• The homelessness application process

• Homelessness duties

• Local authority gatekeeping

• Interim accommodation

• Priority need

• Intentional homelessness

• Suitability of accommodation

• Challenging Homelessness decisions

Course Duration

5 ½ hours including breaks & lunch

09:30am – 16:00pm

Who is the training for?

The training is appropriate for anyone who is working with those homeless or at risk of becoming homeless including: Managers, Social Care, Organizational Leaders, Housing Officers, Frontline staff etc.