The benefit cap means that people should not get more in benefit
payments than the average wage paid to people in work. Local
councils have specific legal duties towards homeless people,
homless charity Shelter have said. If any person who is homeless
or threatened with homelessness approaches the council for help,
it has to provide them with advice and assistance. Social
services also have duties to sometimes help certain groups of
people who become homeless, the charity have said. These groups
include: - Most young people under the age of 18. - People who
have been in care (normally up to age 21 or up to the age of 24
if you are still in full-time education). - People with
disabilities. - People with mental health problems older people.
Social services may also be able to help families with children
but they are not legally obliged to provide accommodation where
everyone can live together. According to homless charity
Shelter, the council will consider you homeless if: - You have
no home in the UK or anywhe