Local authorities should now use a wider interpretation
of the term 'adapt the dwelling' when deciding housing benefit allocations for
disabled people, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Previously, the meaning of the
word 'adapt' in HB cases related solely to changes to the fabric or structure
of the property. However, in the recent case R v. LB Lewisham and the Secretary
of State for Work and Pensions, the Court of Appeal decided that the term could
now also include works such as redecoration or carpeting, which had previously
fallen outside the scope of the definition. Read more on 24dash.
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