What is the habitual residence test — and how does it affect housing eligibility?
CIH’s Sam Lister explains how the eligibility test affects housing and benefits entitlement in the UK. A British citizen, born abroad, arrives in the UK…
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Examining hotel closures and dispersal accommodation in London
Chloe White, executive director of Action for Refugees in Lewisham (AFRIL), explores the impact of asylum hotel closures in London and how local authorities and…
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Influencing without agreeing: Running social housing in an age of five-party politics
The changing political climate brings new risks and challenges for social landlords: how to engage with new political leaderships who might not align with their…
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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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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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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…
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Safe housing for Black and minoritised migrant women
Elizabeth Jiménez-Yáñez, head of policy and public affairs at Hibiscus, explains how their Toolkit helps Black and minoritised migrant women overcome barriers to accessing secure and suitable housing. “You cannot heal when you’re…
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Asylum support accommodation on ‘large sites’ — an information pack
Olivia Halse and Anya Draycott-Kapp of solicitors Gold Jennings describe the work they have done on “large sites”. The case of TG and others v Secretary of…
