Councils will have to consider extra factors before
deciding that someone is ‘intentionally homeless’, following a Supreme Court
decision. The ruling means local authorities will have to examine their own
procedures for assessing whether someone has deliberately made themselves
homeless and therefore does not have to be housed. The decision follows a
separate landmark Supreme Court ruling last week, which is likely to expand the
number of people local authorities assess as ‘vulnerable’ and therefore have
priority for housing. As a result of the latest decision, councils will have to
take into account events or circumstances which take place after an applicant
leaves or loses their home before they can decide if someone is intentionally
homeless. Read more on the Supreme Court website.
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