When assessing whether an asylum seeker’s needs for which it was responsible under the Care Act 2014 included accommodation, a local authority should ignore any current or potential accommodation by SSHD under Section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. The principles regarding the interplay between Section 95 and the National Assistance Act 1948 are applicable to the interplay between Section 95 and the Care Act 2914.
So held in R ( TMX ) v Croydon LBC ( 2024 ) EWHC 129 ( Admin ).