Can Delays in Rehousing a Disabled Homeless Applicant Be Dismissed as Mere Ad Hoc Failures? UK High Court Decides Under Equality Act
The case arose from a homelessness application made by a disabled applicant who was assessed as requiring accommodation within the London Borough of Lambeth or near his treating hospital. After being placed in out-of-borough temporary accommodation for a prolonged period, he brought proceedings alleging breach of the duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act, 2010.