The WLR Daily case summaries
[2022] WLR(D) 288
Court of Appeal
Baptie v Kingston Upon Thames Royal London Borough Council
[2022] EWCA Civ 888
Peter Jackson, Asplin, Warby LJJ
2022 May 25; Jun 30
Local government— Homeless persons— Whether “homeless intentionally”— Claimant evicted after defaulting on rent payments— Local housing authority refusing application for housing assistance on ground claimant intentionally homeless— Local authority determining claimant having sufficient income to pay rent and reasonable living expenses— Whether lawful for local authority to have regard to AHAS guidance when calculating reasonable living expenses— Whether welfare benefits cap to be taken into account—
Housing Act 1996 (c 52), s 193(2)
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Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) Order 1996 (SI 1996/3204), art 2