Circumstances where a local authority can refuse housing: FOI release
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
Under what circumstances can a local authority refuse housing under any circumstances.
Response
All of the information you have requested is available from a number of sources including the homelessness code of guidance published in 2019 - available at Homelessness: code of guidance - gov.scot . Additionally the chapter on local connection was revised in October 2024 and is provided as a word document. Information is also available in the Social Housing Allocations Practice Guide 2019 - Social housing allocations in Scotland: practice guide - gov.scot Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have internet access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.
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Contact
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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG