Two liveaboard boats were seized by CRT in Limpley Stoke on Wednesday 27th April.The two occupants are now homeless and are believed to be sleeping rough.
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Posts Tagged ‘Human Rights Act’
Boats seized in Limpley Stoke
Saturday, April 30th, 2022Boaters’ group intervenes to get housing benefit re-instated for liveaboards
Thursday, August 9th, 2012This week Wiltshire Council tried to close the Housing Benefit claims of a number of boaters who live on non-residential moorings. The Council officers in question were unaware of case law from 2006 that confirms that Housing Benefit is payable even when the claimant’s occupation of their home is unlawful or does not have planning permission for residential use.
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BW blocks FOI request about continuous cruising case law
Monday, October 17th, 2011BW claimed in its reply to the River Lea mooring plan consultation responses that it had case law to support its statement that its draconian proposals for mooring restrictions did not threaten boat dwellers’ human rights. Boater Simon Robbins made a Freedom of Information request to BW in September asking for copies of the relevant judgements. BW refused Simon’s FOI request. You can read the correspondence here.
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