Lomax v Gosport Borough Council (Equality and Human Rights Commission intervening)

Subject Matter

LOCAL GOVERNMENT — Homeless persons — Accommodation available for occupation — Applicant with severe disability living in adapted bungalow in isolated location — Applicant no longer having help from partner as carer — Applicant wishing to move nearer family presenting as homeless — Whether reasonable for applicant to continue to occupy current accommodation — Appropriate test and relevant factors — Whether public sector equality duty correctly applied — Housing Act 1996 (c 52), ss 175, 177 — Equality Act 2010 (c 15), s 149

[2018] EWCA Civ 1846; [2019] PTSR 167; [2018] WLR(D) 506, CA

Commentary

Nearly Legal
Equality Act and ‘reasonable to remain’ Case comment