Brighton and Hove is bracing itself for a rise in applications from homeless people with the introduction of a new law to get people off the streets.
The Homelessness Act 2002, which came into force today, makes councils directly responsible for providing long-term housing for the homeless.
It is aimed at cutting the number of people living in bed and breakfast or temporary accommodation.
A spokesman for Brighton and Hove City Council said: "We are expecting an increase in the number of people coming to us for assessment but not a huge increase.
"We're already ahead of the game with most of the required provisions already in place."
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