If you meet the four homelessness tests you will be given Full Duty Applicant status. Full Duty Applicants are entitled to permanent accommodation from either the Housing Executive or a housing association.

If no permanent accommodation is available you are entitled to temporary accommodation until suitable permanent accommodation becomes available. Your personal belongings will also be stored until you find permanent accommodation.

If your homeless status was awarded on account of a ‘restricted person’ in your household, the Housing Executive will only have to present you with one offer of private rented accommodation.

What other help is available?

The Housing Executive doesn’t only help by providing accommodation. If the Housing Executive decides that you are homeless it may store your personal belongings. More

Challenging homelessness decisions

If your homelessness application was unsuccessful, you can request a review of this decision.  More

Temporary accommodation

If the Housing Executive thinks you are homeless, you may be entitled to temporary accommodation until the investigation is complete. If the Housing Executive decides you are homeless you will get Full Duty Applicant status, and temporary accommodation until permanent accommodation is available. More 

Permanent accommodation

You are entitled to permanent accommodation if the Housing Executive decides you are a Full Duty Applicant. You can get permanent accommodation from either the Housing Executive or a housing association. You are entitled to three reasonable offers. More  

Offers and suitable accommodation

You are entitled to three reasonable offers of permanent accommodation. The accommodation must be suitable for your needs. You can refuse an offer but if you refuse three reasonable offers you will lose your Full Duty Applicant status. More  

Special acquisition of dwellings scheme

On rare occasions, if you are a Full Duty Applicant and have specialist needs which mean that a suitable permanent home cannot be found for your household in the current stock available, the Housing Executive can consider asking a Housing Association to purchase a home for you to occupy. More  

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