The authority accepted that it owed a duty to house the appellant, and that she was unable to afford the rents payable on housing within the district after reductions in housing benefits. She was offered but refused, housing im Milton Keynes.
Moore-Bick VP CA, Black, Vos LJJ
[2014] EWCA Civ 1383, [2015] HLR 1, [2015] BLGR 52, [2015] PTSR 211
Bailii, WLRD
Housing Act 1996
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Newham London Borough Council, ex parte Sacupima and others CA 1-Dec-2000
Where a local authority had to decide whether temporary housing was suitable for a family who had applied under the homelessness provisions, the location of the short-term housing was relevant. In this case, a London authority, placing a family in . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Nzolameso v City of Westminster SC 2-Apr-2015
The court was asked ‘When is it lawful for a local housing authority to accommodate a homeless person a long way away from the authority’s own area where the homeless person was previously living? ‘ The claimant said that on applying for housing she . .
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Housing
Updated: 22 December 2021; Ref: scu.537940
