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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 ...
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 | 11 September 2024
Asylum hotels are expected to remain open for months, with the Home Office privately suggesting t...
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