A regional focus
Visiting local authorities to find out about the amazing work you are doing on behalf of your residents is one of the most enjoyable, but also humbling, parts of my role as Chair of the LGA.
Refugees and asylum seeker
More ‘move on’ time needed to help house refugees
A snapshot LGA survey shows councils want more time between asylum seekers receiving a decision on their application and having to move out of Home Office accommodation.
Evidence-based support for UAS children
Unaccompanied children seeking asylum are a vulnerable group in need of sensitive, evidence-based support.
Asylum housing costs up – NAO
Government plans for asylum accommodation will cost more than using hotels, and new large sites are housing fewer people than planned, according to the National Audit Office.
Action needed on conditions in asylum hotels
Hounslow has the second-highest number of asylum seekers living in hotels of any local authority area in the country.
Thousands of refugees at risk of homelessness – LGA
The scale and pace of asylum decision-making – without appropriate data-sharing and funding for councils – has led to significant pressures on asylum seekers and councils, including homelessness and rough sleeping, the LGA has warned.
Asylum seeker hotels to close
Fifty hotels will be closed to asylum seekers by January, the Government has announced.
Councils are key to settling Afghan arrivals
It was 2010. One of my soldiers was killed by the Taliban.
Benefits support for those leaving Sudan
UK nationals who have left Sudan because of the violence there will be exempt from residency tests on arrival in the UK – meaning they will be able to access benefits, social housing and homelessness assistance.