Comments on: EU Citizen and Homeless? http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2006/06/eu-citizen-and-homeless/ The Joy of Housing Law Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:18:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: contact http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2006/06/eu-citizen-and-homeless/#comment-3579 contact Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:17:24 +0000 http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/archives/6#comment-3579 Dear Ms Guimaraes, I am not an immigration, Welfare Benefits or EU law specialist, I am a housing specialist, so I cannot advise. In addition, I could not give proper advice on the basis of the rather limited details you have given here. I suggest that your friend contact a specialist advice agency. You should be able to obtain a list of legal aid agencies and solicitors from the website of the Community Legal Service at www.clsdirect.org.uk - there is a link on the front page or near the top of this page. regards Nearly Legal Dear Ms Guimaraes,

I am not an immigration, Welfare Benefits or EU law specialist, I am a housing specialist, so I cannot advise. In addition, I could not give proper advice on the basis of the rather limited details you have given here.

I suggest that your friend contact a specialist advice agency. You should be able to obtain a list of legal aid agencies and solicitors from the website of the Community Legal Service at http://www.clsdirect.org.uk - there is a link on the front page or near the top of this page.

regards

Nearly Legal

]]> By: Ms Marina Guimaraes http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2006/06/eu-citizen-and-homeless/#comment-3577 Ms Marina Guimaraes Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:05:42 +0000 http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/archives/6#comment-3577 My friend is a EU citizen (portuguese)and due to a drug addiction (for which he could not seek treatment in Portugal due to lack of resources) he came to the UK. He works for a charity and does not get paid. He claimed job seekers allowance and later was told that he should apply for income support. He did so but was refused. Under EU law, . is he allowed to claim income support? . is he considered a "worker" under the legislation? Please advise. Thank you My friend is a EU citizen (portuguese)and due to a drug addiction (for which he could not seek treatment in Portugal due to lack of resources) he came to the UK. He works for a charity and does not get paid. He claimed job seekers allowance and later was told that he should apply for income support. He did so but was refused.

Under EU law,

. is he allowed to claim income support?
. is he considered a “worker” under the legislation?

Please advise.

Thank you

]]> By: contact http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2006/06/eu-citizen-and-homeless/#comment-1690 contact Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:01:36 +0000 http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/archives/6#comment-1690 OK, firstly, this is not legal advice and your friend should not rely on it. Your friend should seek full legal advice. Secondly, I can't even have a stab at this on what you've told me alone. Was he on Income Support from arrival? Ever claiming Jobseekers? Ever working? If so when did he claim Income Support? Did he have any other UK accommodation apart from the squat? Did he leave settled accommodation in Italy or wherever he was before coming to the UK? Why did he leave Italy or come to the UK? Is he single? Does he have any dependants/children with him? Does he have medical problems (physical or mental) - why is he on Income Support? Where has he been living since being evicted? Your friend should seek legal advice and have answers, preferably with documents to back them up, for these questions. But as a general view, he is likely to have very serious difficulties in making a succesful homeless application. OK, firstly, this is not legal advice and your friend should not rely on it. Your friend should seek full legal advice.

Secondly, I can’t even have a stab at this on what you’ve told me alone.

Was he on Income Support from arrival? Ever claiming Jobseekers? Ever working? If so when did he claim Income Support? Did he have any other UK accommodation apart from the squat? Did he leave settled accommodation in Italy or wherever he was before coming to the UK? Why did he leave Italy or come to the UK?

Is he single? Does he have any dependants/children with him? Does he have medical problems (physical or mental) - why is he on Income Support?

Where has he been living since being evicted?

Your friend should seek legal advice and have answers, preferably with documents to back them up, for these questions. But as a general view, he is likely to have very serious difficulties in making a succesful homeless application.

]]> By: Monica Jones http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2006/06/eu-citizen-and-homeless/#comment-1685 Monica Jones Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:35:38 +0000 http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/archives/6#comment-1685 I have a friend who is Italian, receiving Income Support, and homeless. He arrived in UK before January 2006. He was evicted from a squat later on in 2006 - well after April of that year. What would the duties of the Local Authority towards him be, if any ? I have a friend who is Italian, receiving Income Support, and homeless. He arrived in UK before January 2006. He was evicted from a squat later on in 2006 - well after April of that year.

What would the duties of the Local Authority towards him be, if any ?

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