UK homeless no longer have to take 'almost impossible' accomodation test

Supreme court finds councils wrongly assessed the level of need of applicants for accomodation, in ruling welcomed by charities Thousands of vulnerable, homeless people should find it easier to obtain council accommodation following a supreme court judgment that will require housing officers to adopt a new approach.The ruling, welcomed by charities that support rough sleepers, found many local authorities have wrongly been assessing need in relation to those deemed “street homeless” – even