IMA engages with government to ensure proper implementation of court ruling on EU citizens' rights
The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights Agreements (IMA) has welcomed new guidance issued by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to local authorities regarding homelessness support assessments for citizens with rights under the Agreements. This follows a significant Court of Appeal ruling, in which the IMA successfully intervened, concerning the application of the Withdrawal Agreement in crisis support scenarios (SSWP v AT [2024] EWCA Civ 1307). The IMA's stance that the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights applies to homelessness support for EU nationals with pre-settled status has been accepted by MHCLG. While both MHCLG and the Department for Work and Pensions have issued guidance, the IMA continues to work with these departments to address concerns that the guidance does not fully implement the AT judgment and may exclude certain vulnerable groups to whom the Charter should apply.
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