Two laws, one duty of care
Homelessness law in Wales and England.
- Level
- Bitesize
- Learning time
- 1 hour 15 minutes
- Where
- Homelessness, Mental Health and Multiple Disadvantage
- Price
- £39
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Certificate of Completion
Overview and Outcomes.
Overview
This module traces Wales's shift from gatekeeping to prevention, from the core duties in Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 to the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Act 2026. It looks at the new duty to ask and act, plans without sanctions, how psychologically informed environments can help, rapid rehousing, the monthly figures read as flow, and how England's legal route differs. This module sets out homelessness law and policy in England, from the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and its fifty-six day prevention window to the tests that still decide access to the main housing duty. It looks at Everyone In, the National Plan to End Homelessness published in December 2025, the Renters' Rights Act 2025, how England and Wales compare, and why no discharge into homelessness tests partnership.
What you'll develop
In this Bitesize, you will develop the ability to:
- Describe the core duties in Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 and the decade of reform leading to the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Act 2026.
- Explain what the 2026 Act asks of frontline teams, leaders and boards, including the duty to ask and act, plans without sanctions and the role of judgement.
- Use flow figures and the principles of rapid rehousing to assess how well your local system moves people into settled homes.
- Describe the journey through the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, from the duty to refer through prevention and relief to the main housing duty and the tests that still apply.
- Compare the approaches of England and Wales, including the duty to refer and the duty to ask and act, and outline the National Plan to End Homelessness and the Renters' Rights Act 2025.
- Plan practical steps to prevent discharge into homelessness, drawing on the lessons of Everyone In about what makes rapid, joined-up action possible.
The Modules.
1 hour 15 minutes of learning.
- 08Homelessness Law in WalesThis module traces Wales's shift from gatekeeping to prevention, from the core duties in Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 to the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Act 2026. It looks at the new duty to ask and act, plans without sanctions, how psychologically informed environments can help, rapid rehousing, the monthly figures read as flow, and how England's legal route differs.40 min
- 09Homelessness Law and Policy in EnglandThis module sets out homelessness law and policy in England, from the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and its fifty-six day prevention window to the tests that still decide access to the main housing duty. It looks at Everyone In, the National Plan to End Homelessness published in December 2025, the Renters' Rights Act 2025, how England and Wales compare, and why no discharge into homelessness tests partnership.40 min
Keep going.
Part of the Homelessness, Mental Health and Multiple Disadvantage topic, also sold whole as No wrong door.
Go deeper, and pay only the difference
- You are hereBitesize, 1 hour 15 minutes, £39
- Next stepFocus, From crisis to home, 4 hours, £69. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £30.
- Explore, Behind every door, 6 hours, £129. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £90.
- The whole topicImmerse, No wrong door, 11 hours, £249. Already own the Bitesize? You pay £210.
When you step up to a higher level, what you paid in the last 12 months for lower-level courses inside the bigger course comes off its price, in proportion to how much of each is inside it, whichever topic it's from. Courses at the same or a lower level don't give credit against each other. A Focus course or above always costs at least £15. Prices per person. Read the full terms
Other Bitesize in the Homelessness, Mental Health and Multiple Disadvantage topic
- Hard edgesHomelessness, its scale and multiple disadvantage2 hours£39
- Minds under pressureMental health, homelessness and the law1 hour 15 minutes£39
- Keeping people aliveSubstance use, co-occurring conditions and harm reduction1 hour 15 minutes£39
- A home firstHousing First and psychologically informed services1 hour 15 minutes£39
- Voice and safetyLived experience, peer leadership and safeguarding adults1 hour 15 minutes£39
- Holding the system togetherWorking across the system and staff wellbeing1 hour 15 minutes£39
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