The High Court has given the go-ahead to a legal
challenge that could prevent councils forcing people to join a work programme
or move home as conditions of receiving housing crisis payment awards. Anti-poverty
charity Zacchaeus 2000 Trust has been given permission to pursue a judicial
review against Westminster Council for making receipt of discretionary housing
payments (DHP) conditional on seeking work and searching for more affordable properties.
Zacchaeus 2000 Trust says Westminster Council’s policy on deciding DHP claims
for tenants affected by the £26,000-a-year total household benefit cap is
unlawful. Read more on Inside Housing.
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