A local housing authority may perform any duty under section 65 or 68 (duties to persons found to be homeless) to secure that accommodation becomes available for the occupation of a person—
by making available suitable accommodation held by them under Part II (provision of housing) or any enactment, or
by securing that he obtains suitable accommodation from some other person, or
by giving him such advice and assistance as will secure that he obtains suitable accommodation from some other person,
and in determining whether accommodation is suitable they shall have regard to Part IX (slum clearance), X (overcrowding) and XI (houses in multiple occupation) of this Act.
A local housing authority may require a person to whom they were subject to a duty under section 63, 65 or 68 (interim duty to accommodate pending inquiries and duties to persons found to be homeless)—
to pay such reasonable charges as they may determine in respect of accommodation which they secure for his occupation (either by making it available themselves or otherwise), or
to pay such reasonable amount as they may determine in respect of sums payable by them for accommodation made available by another person.