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…
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How to talk about homes and immigration
Natalie Tate, ‘Talking about Homes’ project lead at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, describes their new toolkit on how to talk about homes in the context…
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Handling the media onslaught on housing and migration — June 2026
After weeks of anti-migrant rhetoric and racist attacks in Belfast and elsewhere, here is a summary of news and hostile commentary on housing and migration,…
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More news items and new guides — May 2026
Here is a round-up of this month’s policy developments and related news. Government policy: Latest developments Reforming asylum support and enforcing family returns The government consultation on major changes to asylum support and…
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How the Refugee and Migrant Centre tackles housing issues
Jasmyn Dixon, impact and evaluation manager at the Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC), explores the organisation’s housing support work across the West Midlands. Established in 1999, RMC delivers…
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Refugee homelessness spikes as Home Office policy changes
Journalist Chaminda Jayanetti recently wrote about refugee homelessness on his blog, Policy Matters. With Chaminda’s permission, we have reproduced a lengthy extract from that article here. Government figures published on April 30 show a big…
