Case No. EWHC-185-(Admin)

71.The Claimant’s first witness statement asserted various serious medical conditions. Those were: asthma; tachycardia; high blood pressure; dyslexia; migraines; a slipped disc in his back and depression. He provided no medical evidence in support and provided no medical notes or letters. In effect he relied on his mere assertions. 72.The Claimant’s second witness statement contained the assertion that the Claimant could not read emails himself and could not access his carer’s emails. He asserted the need for a change of accommodation arose inter alia because he had started a relationship in February 2022 and he could not get privacy from his carers with his new partner. He asserted that the Defendants were not funding his carers. He raised his concerns about fire safety and his inability to use the stairs to escape, the narrow doorways in his flat and his need for night care and a carer bedroom.73.In the 3rd witness statement the Claimant asserted his slipped disc had been caused by some falls at age 21 and his spine/disc had “adjusted in their own way”. At para. 38 he explained: “Due to my mobility issues I am unable to walk very.” (This quote is not a typing error). He asserted that he needed to be carried into the bathroom. He claimed that by the age of 26/27 he had become a permanent wheelchair user. He was born in 1990 so that would have been 2016/2017 and before he chose and started to occupy his flat in Park West.74.In none of the witness statements did the Claimant provide any medical evidence of his conditions. 75.This Court has judicial knowledge that slipped discs affect large numbers of British Citizens. They are can be categorised as bulging or prolapsed discs (sequestrated or not) and may lead to conservative or surgical treatment. However they are not an automatic step to permanent wheelchair use and disability or paraplegia. The Claimant has made no effort to provide the Defendants or this Court with a medical diagnosis for his asserted permanent wheelchair-bound life.