Understanding the lived experiences of women refugees
Places for People’s Sophie Buchanan reflects on a recent roundtable discussion based on a report produced by the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research…
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Bell Hotel asylum accommodation — a short briefing on recent litigation
Kama Petruczenko, senior policy analyst at the Refugee Council, brings us up to date with developments around the Bell Hotel in Epping. Critics note that…
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Tackling misinformation about housing development in Wales
Catherine Evans, head of communications at Trivallis, explains how the housing association tackled misinformation about who gets new housing. (This article featured in the latest…
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How can social housing providers respond to the risk of racist violence and disorder in their communities?
Ursula Aitchison, a CharityWorks graduate and policy strategy and research specialist at Chelmer Housing Partnership, reports on her inquiry into housing association responses to racist…
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Housing associations are on the frontline of growing community tensions — it is time to start acting like it
Janani Paramsothy, of Newbridge Advisors, explores how the housing sector should respond to the issues raised by the temporary accommodation of asylum seekers in hotels. (This…
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Flags, families and home secretaries
This is a shortened version of a blog by Helen Charman, reproduced with permission from the London Review of Books. The new home secretary, Shabana…
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Summer articles on topical issues
Also, during Refugee Week, CIH published three articles on issues relating to migrants’ rights. What happens to benefit entitlement following family reunion? CIH’s Sam Lister,…
