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Challenging a homelessness decision |
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The Housing Executive must send you a decison letter on your homeless application within 30 days. The letter must include reasons why the Housing Executive has decided you are not a Full Duty Applicant and not eligible for assistance as a homeless person.
If you are unhappy with the decision the Housing Executive has made about your homeless application, you have a statutory right to have this decision reviewed and, if you are still unhappy with the decision after a review has been carried out, you may have an additional right to have your case heard by the County Court.
This statutory right to review and appeal was introduced by the Housing (Amendment) Act (NI) 2010 and only applies to homelessness decisions made on or after 1 December 2010. As this is a new and complicated system you should seek advice from a specialist housing adviser either within your prison or at an agency such as Housing Rights Service.
Step-by-step details of how to challenge a homelessness decision are available on the main section of our website.
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