1. Priority Need
Andrew Dymond
10 June 2019

2. Vulnerability
Old test in Pereira
Comparing applicant with “ordinary” homeless people

3. Hotak
Compare with the ordinary person who is homeless
Significantly more vulnerable as a result of being made homeless

4. Post-Hotak issues
Significantly? - qualitative not quantative (Panayiotou)
Relevance? – ability to find accommodation or to deal with lack of it (Panayiotou)
No need to identify attributes of the ordinary person (Freeman-Roach)

5. Support
Support from household members is relevant
Support from doctors, mental health services relevant

6. Homeless
Homeless at home or without accommodation?

7. PSED
Whether disabled
Extent of disability
Effect of disability if homeless
Whether vulnerable
Clear decision-making

8. Medical evidence
All medical evidence
Careful evaluation
Like with like (disparity of applicant’s expert and authority’s adviser)
Take into account not examined

9. Putting people and client service first
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