As the case of YL v Birmingham has been the subject of some comment on Nearly Legal I thought that readers may be interested to know that the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2008 SI 2008/2994 has brought s. 145 of the Health and...
Eligibility for benefits
Once again the issue of an applicant’s eligibility for benefits has come before the courts in Sylwia Kaczmarek v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] EWCA Civ 1310. I am sure that all those with an interest in housing law will appreciate the...
Access to benefits and proportionality
While Zalewska v Department for Social Development (Northern Ireland) [2008] UKHL 67 is not a housing case as such, I hope that many of our readers will still find this useful and interesting. It is the second time in a fortnight (after RJM) that the House...
Homelessness fact finding and Article 6
What more could you wish for on a Friday afternoon that a bit of homelessness law in the Court of Appeal? Don't answer that. Anyway, on to Ali & Ibrahim v Birmingham City Council [2008] EWCA 1228. Two joined appeals, one on behalf of Ms Ali and one on...
Rough Sleepers, Rough Justice
R (RJM) (FC) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2008] UKHL 63 This House of Lords judgment is now just under two weeks old, but I think it is still worthy of comment here. It is a discrimination case dealing with benefits and rough sleepers, but...