The Law Reports (Appeal Cases)
[2016] AC 811
Supreme Court
Hotak v Southwark London Borough Council (Equality and Human Rights Commission and others intervening)
Kanu v Southwark London Borough Council (Equality and Human Rights Commission and others intervening)
Johnson v Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Equality and Human Rights Commission and others intervening)
[2015] UKSC 30
2014 Dec 15–
17;
2015 May 13
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury PSC, Baroness Hale of Richmond DPSC, Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Lord Wilson, Lord Hughes JJSC
Local government— Homeless persons— Priority need— Applicants with mental and physical health problems presenting as homeless— Local housing authority comparing applicants with ordinary homeless persons and finding them not “vulnerable” and so not in priority need— Housing authority taking into account continuing support received by certain applicants from family members— Whether housing authority using correct comparator— Whether housing authority in assessing priority need entitled to consider third party personal support received by applicant— Whether public sector equality duty adding to authority’s duty under homelessness legislation—
Housing Act 1996 (c 52), s 189(1)(c)
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Equality Act 2010 (c 15), ss 15, 149