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<p>HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has a range of interventions available
to support those on remand when they are released to ensure that they are not homeless.</p><p>All
resettlement prisons have an embedded pre-release resettlement function. These pre-release
teams identify and address immediate resettlement needs when the individual arrives.
This accommodation support, delivered through Commissioned Rehabilitative Services
contracts, includes support and guidance to ensure continuation of an existing tenancy,
applications for housing benefit, assistance to access rent deposit and rent advance
schemes and compliance with any tenancy obligations to avoid or manage accommodation
arrears. We are currently working on extending all Commissioned Rehabilitative Services
contracts for accommodation to unsentenced people in prison.</p><p>Additionally, in
accordance with relevant housing legislation in both England and in Wales, HMPPS has
a duty to refer anyone at risk of becoming homeless on release from prison to a local
authority for housing assistance.</p><p>In relation to prisoners who have been on
remand, subsequently convicted and released as time served they can be referred to
our Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS-3), which provides up to 12 weeks
of temporary housing, providing that they are subject to probation supervision.</p>
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