What is ‘immigration control’, and how does it affect housing eligibility?
The CIH’s Sam Lister writes about “immigration control” and how it affects entitlement to housing and benefits. Immigration control is the system through which people…
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Preventing refugee homelessness
Two new reports look at the barriers to preventing refugee homelessness and what can be done by local councils and by central government. Efforts to…
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News and comments on latest policy developments — September 2026
Prime minister pledges route off the streets for everyone sleeping rough by Christmas Prime minister Andy Burnham has announced £442 million in funding as part…
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Handling the media onslaught on housing and migration — September 2026
There has been plenty of controversy over the summer. Here we pick out news items and commentary relating primarily to housing and benefits issues. Immigrants…
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Influencing without agreeing: Running social housing in an age of five-party politics
The changing political climate brings new risks and challenges for social landlords: how to engage with new political leaderships who might not align with their…
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News and comments on latest policy developments — July 2026
More than 200 charities urge the new PM to ‘reject the politics of division’ Many organisations, including CIH, welcomed Andy Burnham as the new prime minister. Coordinated…
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Asking UK asylum seekers to work would net 3.5 times more than new £10,000 charge
Helen Dempster, Lee Crawfurd and Ian Mitchell from the US Center for Global Development challenge the proposal to charge asylum seekers for their accommodation. They model how much the charge…
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Barriers to homelessness support for newly recognised refugees
From Advicenow, Dragica Felja (head of education and training) and Dr Lauren Cape-Davenhill (head of Migrants Rights Programmes) share insight into a new report on how gatekeeping is preventing refugees from accessing the support they may have a right to. Since 2023,…
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Handling the media onslaught on housing and migration — July 2026
The Housing Rights newsletter will continue to focus on ways to handle the attacks on migrants and put forward positive messages promoting community cohesion. Here…
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Refugee and asylum support changes and other news
New research on the move-on period and refugee homelessness The Home Office has finally published the independent evaluation of its 56-day move-on pilot — which…
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The unexpected side of being a legal adviser
Veronika, an immigration adviser at Refugee and Migrant Justice, writes about her job, including unexpected aspects of the work (reproduced with permission). My name is…
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Speaking out, staying safe: Why the refugee sector is being silenced, and what we can do about it
Jenni Regan of Imix writes about the threats facing those working in the sector (reproduced with permission from the Imix blog). There is a question…
