A young offender was to be released subject to being tagged. He wished to apply for housing.
Held: The claimant should be considered homeless. He had ‘no accomodation available for his occupation’ under the Act. Prison was not a right to occupy a cell, and was his continued detention would be the antithesis of a right to occupy.
Owen J
[2003] EWHC 1678 (Admin), Times 30-Jul-2003, [2002] HLR 40
Bailii
Housing Act 1996 175(1)
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Birmingham City Council v Ali and Others; Moran v Manchester City Council HL 1-Jul-2009
Homelessness Status Requires LA Action
The House considered appeals challenging whether local authorities who gave unacceptable housing to the homeless had satisfied their obligations to them as homeless people. What was meant by the phrase ‘accommodation which it would be reasonable for . .
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