Housing Law, Community Care Law, Administrative and Public Law | Friday 9 October 2026
Accommodation rights and the socio-economic duty: avoiding destitution and ensuring dignity in the provision of homelessness assistance, asylum support and other publicly provided accommodation
Public authority decision makers risk thinking about accommodation in silos, through distinct statutory schemes: is the case governed by Part VII of the Housing Act 1996? The Care Act 2014? The Children Act 1989? The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999? And, most importantly for them, which department or body will therefore be paying for the […]
