A New Duty Reshapes Temporary Accommodation, the High Court Redraws the Housing Duty, and Whitehall Audits Its Own Reforms
Issue #24 · Week ending 4 September 2026 — A new statutory temporary accommodation duty takes force and sharpens the exempt-accommodation boundary; a High Court ruling reshapes the housing duty; and MHCLG's value-for-money evaluation with the RSH stakeholder survey signal the next regulatory turn.
Awaab's Phase 2 Gets Its Date, SAHP Funding Faces Review, and Birmingham Demands Licensing
Issue #17
: Awaab's Law Phase 2 gets a firm 30 November 2026 date, SAHP capital funding goes under review, and Birmingham demands exempt-accommodation licensing — plus the sub-2% LHA affordability squeeze, analysed against the 'care, support or supervision' test.
Consumer Regulation on Trial, Asylum Support in Doubt, and the Ombudsman Goes Systemic
RSH puts its consumer-regulation regime under independent evaluation; asylum-support reform is challenged by MPs and CIH; and the Housing Ombudsman turns to systemic 'learning' — three developments reshaping the legal and regulatory landscape for supported and exempt accommodation.
