ASYLUM
Ministers in urgent plea for council help with Afghan refugees
By Paul Marinko | 11 March 2025
Whitehall has called on councils to support an Afghan resettlement programme under which regions will be handed an allocation from the expected 6,000-7,000 annual arrivals.
REORGANISATION
Lack of asylum funding snag for reorganisation
By Joe Lepper | 20 February 2025
Funding for asylum seeker support has emerged as a sticking point in Kent’s reorganisation plans.
ASYLUM
EXCLUSIVE: Home Office stops UASC incentive payments
By Paul Marinko | 05 February 2025
The Home Office has stopped a key funding stream worth millions of pounds to councils receiving u...
HOUSING
LGA steps in to address North-South housing tensions
By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2025
Sector tensions between the North and South over out-of-area placements have prompted the Local G...
ASYLUM
Addressing asylum
By Paul Marinko | 22 January 2025
Paul Marinko looks at the outlook for asylum accommodation and finds that, despite complex challe...
ASYLUM
Government returns to 56-day limit for asylum hotels
By Paul Marinko | 09 December 2024
The Government has reversed a move to reduce the time successful asylum seekers can remain in hot...
HOUSING
Managing the cost of temporary accommodation: can it be done?
By Jon Coane | 25 October 2024
All involved in the delivery of social and affordable housing must work together to solve the tem...
ASYLUM
Thinking global while acting local
By Heather Jameson | 03 October 2024
Local government may be exceptional at understanding the local community, adept at pivoting to me...
COMMUNITIES
Dampening the flames of community tension
By Gill Kneller | 27 September 2024
Amid the race riots, Gill Kneller explains how East Hampshire DC worked with the community to wel...
ASYLUM
EXCLUSIVE: Asylum hotel use may increase as small boat crossings continue
By Dan Peters | 10 September 2024
Asylum hotels are expected to remain open for months, with the Home Office privately suggesting t...
ASYLUM
Controversial plans to build asylum site at RAF Scampton axed
By William Eichler | 06 September 2024
RAF Scampton will no longer be used to house asylum seekers, it has been announced.
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