The court considered the duties of local authorities to support infirm asylum seekers with children.
Held: The authority had an obligation to support the adult, but the responsibility for the children fell on the National Asylum Support Service.
Judges:
Lord Justice Rix, LCJ, Lord Justice Carnwath
Citations:
[2004] EWCA Civ 535, Times 27-May-2004, [2004] 2 FNR 476
Links:
Statutes:
National Assistance Act 1948 21, Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Westminster City Council v National Asylum Support Service HL 17-Oct-2002
The applicant sought assistance from the local authority. He suffered from spinal myeloma, was destitute and an asylum seeker.
Held: Although the Act had withdrawn the obligation to provide assistance for many asylum seekers, those who were . .
Cited by:
Cited – City of Westminster v Boraliu CA 2-Nov-2007
The Council had taken leases of properties from a Housing Association to provide accomodation to the homeless, satisfying its statutory duties. The tenant B was said to be a non-secure tenant, but the tenancy agreement did not reflect the terms of . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Immigration, Benefits, Children
Updated: 10 June 2022; Ref: scu.196626
