SEPTEMBER 2026

Dear Reader

Hello and welcome to your September issue of the Housing Rights newsletter.

In this latest issue, we cover all the latest news on policy developments that happened during the summer, as well as more comment and resources on responding to anti-immigrant messages and promoting community cohesion.

This month, we have two guest articles:

From the Housing Diversity Network, Janani Paramsothy looks at the issues raised by five-party politics in local councils
CIH’s Sam Lister explains how immigration control affects housing entitlement.

A huge thanks to all our contributors. If anyone is interested in writing for future issues, please email john.perry@cih.org. As ever, a special thanks to our main sponsor, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing.

The Housing Rights team

NEWS AND GUIDES

News and comments on latest policy developments

All the latest policy developments following the change in Westminster government — including the new PM's pledge to get people off the streets by Christmas.

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Handling the media onslaught on housing and migration

We explore all the summer news and commentary on anti-immigrant media coverage related to housing.

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GUEST ARTICLES

Influencing without agreeing: Running social housing in an age of five party politics

HDN's Janani Paramsothy examines the impact of five-party politics in local councils.

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What is ‘immigration control’ and how does it affect housing eligibility?

CIH’s Sam Lister explains how immigration control affects housing and benefits entitlement.

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REFUGEE HOMELESSNESS

Preventing homelessness among refugees

New reports from NACCOM, Homeless Link and Advicenow examine the ways prevention of refugee homelessness is being undermined by local and national policies.

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HOUSING RIGHTS WEBSITE

We have completely updated Housing Rights pages on advising people fleeing domestic abuse. The pages, which now cover the whole of the UK, include information about individuals’ entitlements to housing help and benefits. You can find the new page for advisers HERE and the more basic guidance for new arrivals (migrants) HERE.

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