The Public and Third Sector Law Reports
[2022] PTSR 1665
Court of Appeal
Baptie
v
Kingston upon Thames Royal London Borough Council
[2022] EWCA Civ 888
2022 May 25; June 30
Peter Jackson, Asplin, Warby LJJ
Housing— Homeless persons— Whether “homeless intentionally”— Claimant evicted after defaulting on rent payments— Local 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 Association of Housing Advice Services 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