Homeless double amputee and his family granted leave to challenge social-supports ruling
A Romanian family who have failed the right to reside test and so cannot receive social supports in this country were today granted leave by the High Court to bring a legal challenge.
Mr Justice Charles Meenan was told tragic events overtook the family who came to this country in December 2016 when the father, who was a diabetic and had already lost a leg, had to have the second one amputated and is currently in hospital. His family, the court was told, is now homeless and the father cannot be discharged from hospital because he has nowhere to stay.
