The court was concerned to interpret s122(4) of the 1999 Act relating to ‘essential living needs’. Basic support and basic essential needs by reference to non-disabled asylum seekers would be provided by the Secretary of State under the 1999 Act, but that any additional support needed as a result of disabilities would be provided by local authorities under s21 of the 1948 Act.
Judges:
Collins J
Citations:
[2002] EWHC 1839 (Admin
Statutes:
National Assistance Act 1948, Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina (on the Application of A) v National Asylum Support Service, London Borough of Waltham Forest CA 23-Oct-2003
A family of asylum seekers with two disabled children would be destitute without ‘adequate’ accommodation. What was such accommodation?
Held: The authority was under an absolute duty to house such a family. In satisfying such duty, it was . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Benefits, Housing, Immigration
Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.187179
