Thursday, 14 May 2015

Ruling a Major Step in Tackling Injustice Faced By Single Homeless People

The Supreme Court has ruled on a long-running legal challenge to the way councils decide who is 'vulnerable' enough for housing help. As a result, single homeless people will no longer have to prove they are particularly vulnerable compared to other homeless people in order to qualify for support. This follows interventions in the case by national housing and homelessness charities Crisis and Shelter. Read more on the Crisis website.

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