No DSS bans 'Ruled' Unlawful by Court

As many of you will be aware Shelter have been encouraging DSS (DWP) applicants to challenge agents for some time. There was an out of court settlement made to an applicant in 2018.

As a consequence, as often happens, a case was brought before York County Court on 1 July involving a letting agent who had a blanket ban on DSS applicants. District Judge Victoria Mark ruled: "Rejecting tenancy applications because the applicant is in receipt of housing benefit was unlawfully indirectly discriminatory on the grounds of sex and disability contrary to Sections 19 and 29 of the Equality Act 2010”.