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<p>The action we took at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic helped keep renters in
their homes- through banning bailiff evictions, extending notice periods and unprecedented
financial support</p><p><br> These measures worked - fewer households have been assessed
as homeless, there are fewer rough sleepers and fewer possession claims are now being
made to court. There was a reduction of 34% of those at risk of homelessness due to
service of a Section 21 notice between April and June 2021 compared to the same quarter
in 2019. <br> <br> Most measures that were put in place to support renters during
the pandemic have now lifted. We continue to monitor the situation using the public
health data, homelessness data, English Housing Resilience Survey data and repossession
statistics. There are no current plans to reintroduce the emergency measures to delay
evictions given the wider lifting of national restrictions, the success of the vaccination
roll-out and the impact that these measures have on landlords. . <br> <br> Bailiffs
must, however, provide at least 14 days' notice of an eviction and will not carry
out an eviction if they are made aware that anyone living in the property has COVID-19
symptoms or is self-isolating. <br> <br> We have also retained the power to reintroduce
longer notice periods until 25 March 2022 if needed and significant support is available
to renters through the welfare system.</p>
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