[179 Duty of local housing authority in England to provide advisory services]
Housing Act 1996 (1996 c 52) | Legislation

General functions in relation to homelessness or threatened homelessness

[179  Duty of local housing authority in England to provide advisory services]

[(1)     Each local housing authority in England must provide or secure the provision of a service, available free of charge to any person in the authority's district, providing information and advice on—

(a)     preventing homelessness,

(b)     securing accommodation when homeless,

(c)     the rights of persons who are homeless or threatened with homelessness, and the duties of the authority, under this Part,

(d)     any help that is available from the authority or anyone else, whether under this Part or otherwise, for persons

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