HOMELESSNESS

July 4th, 2025 by James Goudie KC

R ( AA ) v WALTHAM FOREST LBC ( 2025 ) EWHC 1625 ( Admin ) concerns a local housing authority’s duties under Section 189A of the HOUSING ACT 1996. This relates to assessments and personalised plan. If the authority are satisfied that an applicant is homeless ( or threatened with homelessness ) and eligible for ASSISTANCE then Section 189A (1) provides that the authority MUST make an ASSESSMENT of the applicant’s case. Section 189A (2) states what an assessment MUST include. The Judge rejects a submission that there is a remedy alternative to Judicial Review with respect to a challenge to a Housing Needs Assessment and/or Personal Housing Plan.

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