01 May 2020 Suitability in the time of Coronavirus By Lindsay Johnson The conditions in which many statutorily homeless people live are frequently sub-optimal. Everyone has an anecdotal story of a family of...
28 Apr 2020 Lockdown musings By Doughty Street Chambers The Guardian article written by Amelia Gentleman that appeared in the paper on 27th April 2020 gave a compelling account of the immediate...
17 Apr 2020 Covid-19 and homelessness applications By David Cowan The onset of Covid-19 gave rise to a massive effort to provide health care services and accommodation for homeless persons. This...
29 Aug 2019 Homeless children being housed in shipping containers, report says By Mary-Rachel McCabe A report from the office of the Children’s Commissioner for England has found that thousands of homeless children are growing up in...
13 Jun 2019 Affordability and Homelessness - Samuels v Birmingham CC By Martin Westgate QC In Samuels v Birmingham CC [2019] UKSC 28 the Supreme Court has given important guidance about when accommodation is “affordable” for the...
25 Jan 2018 Accommodation out of borough By Zia Nabi Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman finds fault in the way that a homeless applicant was accommodated out of the borough even though...
15 May 2017 Huffington Post highlights plight of families living in unsuitable B&B accommodation By Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC B&B accommodation has long been recognised to be unsuitable for families. It caters only for very short-term stays, will generally...
12 Mar 2017 Important new campaign on children's rights & homelessness By Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC It is long-standing government policy that "B&B accommodation is not to be regarded as suitable for applicants with family commitments"...