The Public and Third Sector Law Reports
[2023] PTSR 1039
King’s Bench Division
Rex (Yabari)
v
Westminster City Council
[2023] EWHC 185 (Admin)
2023 Jan 19; 31
Ritchie J
Housing— Homeless persons— Suitability of accommodation— Privately housed claimant applying for interim accommodation pending determination of long-standing priority need housing application— Claimant asserting unsuitability of accommodation by reason of disability but refusing to provide supporting medical evidence— Claimant refusing local housing authority’s offer of alternative interim accommodation— Whether housing authority entitled to make further inquiries to determine whether “reason to believe” applicant eligible for assistance— Whether lawful to decide claimant to remain in current accommodation pending inquiries— Whether duty to secure suitable interim accommodation discharged—
Housing Act 1996 (c 52), ss 188(1), 193(2), 206(1)(c)
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