The applicant had been found to be homeless, and not intentionally so, and entitled to housing assistance. He requested a review of a decision of the local authority not to refer his application for housing assistance to another authority.
Held: The power to require a review was intended to protect an applicant for housing assistance against decisions which would move him from authority to authority against his will. It was not intended to allow him to control where he lived, using the authority as a search agent. If he wanted to be housed in another local authority he must move there first. There was no jurisdiction to require a review.
Judges:
Lord Justice Auld Lord Justice Chadwick
Citations:
[2003] EWCA Civ 351, Times 09-Apr-2003
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Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Housing
Updated: 22 October 2022; Ref: scu.180336
