Intentional homelessness
Language: English Series: Times ; 6/11/90 p34 (2)Publication details: 1990Subject(s): Summary: R v Newham LBC ex parte Tower Hamlets LBC CA 19 October 1990. Newham LBC was found to have applied the wrong test in deciding if an applicant for housing was intentionally homeless . The council should have compared the home, which the applicant left in Bangladesh with accepted standards in that country. Also, before referral to another council, Newham should have considered the housing shortage in that borough.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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R v Newham LBC ex parte Tower Hamlets LBC CA 19 October 1990. Newham LBC was found to have applied the wrong test in deciding if an applicant for housing was intentionally homeless . The council should have compared the home, which the applicant left in Bangladesh with accepted standards in that country. Also, before referral to another council, Newham should have considered the housing shortage in that borough.