WHITEHALL

Home Office 'chaos' leaves thousands of illegal arrivals in 'perma-backlog'

By Mark Conrad | 27 February 2024

The Government’s struggling asylum policy has heaped significant demand on cities’ housing servic...

HOMELESSNESS

Ukrainian homelessness likely to rise

By Ellie Ames | 22 February 2024

The risk of homelessness among Ukrainians in the UK is likely to increase as arrangements with sp...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Councils offered second chance to claim housing cash

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2024

Civil servants have issued a last-minute invitation for councils to claim cash from a fund that h...

HOUSING

Council leaders call for review of Ukrainian refugee scheme

By William Eichler | 19 February 2024

Council leaders have called for an urgent review of funding for Ukrainian refugees as 9,000 have ...

WHITEHALL

Tackling homelessness

By Paul Marinko | 05 February 2024

Homelessness is piling pressure on squeezed council budgets. The MJ and the National Audit Office...

PLANNING

New legal bid as long-term asylum site plans confirmed

By Ellie Ames | 02 February 2024

A council has launched a fresh judicial review after Government confirmed its intention to use RA...

WHITEHALL

Braintree hits out as Home Office extends use of asylum centre

By Mark Conrad | 31 January 2024

Braintree DC has accused the Home Office of acting ‘against the spirit of national planning polic...

HOUSING

Warnings over exemption from standards for asylum housing

By Mark Conrad | 24 January 2024

Exempting asylum accommodation from “Awaab’s Law” risks more deaths due to poor housing condition...

HOUSING

We need to devise a plan to solve our communities' housing crisis

By Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen | 15 January 2024

District councils need the Government to increase the housing benefit subsidy. Without this, loca...

PLANNING

Council confirms asylum centre appeal

By Martin Ford | 21 December 2023

West Lindsey DC is to appeal against the dismissal of its judicial review over the Home Office’s ...

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Head of Community Cohesion

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Brighton & Hove City Council

Principal Planning Officer

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