Homelessness Reviews Officer

Position Overview

Morgan Hunt are working with a number of Local Authorities in the search for an experienced Homelessness Reviews Officer
. Are you a Homelessness specialist, who understands reviews based in London or the south East? If so, myself and the team would be keen to hear from you.

• Lead a team as a Homelessness Reviews Officer and carry out high quality, timely reviews of homelessness decisions (negative homeless decisions, suitability, discharge of duty) under section 202 of the Housing Act 1996.
• Review functions under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.
• Part VI reviews of Housing register assessment's and housing offers through choice based lettings.
• Manage cases that go to section 204 appeal in the County Court and to further appeal in the higher courts; judicial reviews and other housing court challenges.
• Help reduce the need for provision of temporary accommodation and resulting expenditure by ensuring effective and timely reviews, offering good quality options, prevention and relief advice as part of reviews casework.
• Take responsibility for recording high quality key data on all types of reviews, supporting submission to the Department for Communities and Local Government, ensuring key trends on homelessness, causes and solutions are identified.
• Ensure information on homelessness and allocations as it relates to reviews is available for analysis locally to support the management of demand and response to trends.

This is a specialist role. The Homelessness Reviews Officer you will be requiring broad understanding, up‑to‑date knowledge of legislative changes and implications of the Homelessness Act 2017.

Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer.