A London court orders Haringey Council to pay compensation to a woman who says she experienced “injustice” after problems with the council’s response while she was living in temporary accommodation. According to reports, the ruling also requires the authority to apologise for multiple faults in how it handled her case. The case centres on the woman’s treatment and the council’s duties toward people placed in temporary housing, including the adequacy and timeliness of the support provided. Sources describe the decision as a finding of failings by the local authority, rather than a dispute about the initial placement alone. The council is instructed to provide compensation reflecting the harm caused by the identified shortcomings, and to issue an apology as part of the remedy. The reports characterise the judgment as holding the council accountable for errors in its administration and engagement with the woman during the period she relied on temporary accommodation.