Guidance

Joint housing protocols for care leavers

Good practice advice to support local authorities to meet the accommodation needs of care leavers.

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Education and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published
26 October 2020
Last updated
3 May 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Joint housing protocols for care leavers: good practice advice

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Intentional homelessness: Joint sign off template

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This good practice advice has been produced, by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Education, to support the development of joint protocols that can help local authorities to meet the accommodation needs of care leavers.

This document provides information and advice which has been drawn from good practice and offers a framework which local authorities and partners can use when developing local arrangements.

Updates to this page

Published 26 October 2020
Last updated 3 May 2024 + show all updates

  1. Guidance updated to reflect changes to Chapter 22 of the Homelessness Code of Guidance on expectations around joint housing protocols and intentional homelessness decisions for care leavers.

  2. First published.

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