Intentional Homelessness
- Acts or omissions in a tenancy resulting in eviction or unnecessary premature departure can be deemed by the benefits system as voluntary homelessness.
- This can result in tenants being advised to remain until the landlord has gone to the time and expense of securing a court order thereby delaying eviction to provide respite for the overstretched Local Housing Allowance budget (LHA) meantime.
- This adversarial approach often creates animosity which might not otherwise exist between a landlord and tenant.
Published: 8 November 2013
Last Updated: 17 November 2021