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Home Office extends 56-day refugee move-on period – but it doesn't go far enough, campaigners say
Home Office extends 56-day refugee move-on period – but it doesn't go far enough, campaigners say
A trial 'move-on' period for refugees of 56 days had been set to expire at the end of June, with fears a shorter time to find a new home would drive homelessness
Asylum seekers share their dreams for future: 'I want my children to have a safe life'
Asylum seekers share their dreams for future: 'I want my children to have a safe life'
Legal aid crisis shows how utterly impossible the UK's asylum system really is: 'It's so depressing'
Legal aid crisis shows how utterly impossible the UK's asylum system really is: 'It's so depressing'
Migrant care worker left homeless after being 'exploited' UK employer: 'It's a national scandal'
Migrant care worker left homeless after being 'exploited' UK employer: 'It's a national scandal'
I'm a survivor of modern slavery – this is the shocking way I was treated by the UK government
I'm a survivor of modern slavery – this is the shocking way I was treated by the UK government
Families torn apart for not earning enough under 'unfair' visa rules: 'I can't take care of my husband'
Families torn apart for not earning enough under 'unfair' visa rules: 'I can't take care of my husband'
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
This innovative scheme uses spare rooms to house homeless refugees after Home Office backlog blitz
Home Office visa delays leave thousands of migrants in limbo – and job vacancies unfilled
Home Office visa delays leave thousands of migrants in limbo – and job vacancies unfilled
Labour's new rules on small boat crossings leave campaigners 'appalled and disappointed'
Labour's new rules on small boat crossings leave campaigners 'appalled and disappointed'
Labour's raids on illegal migrant workers no cause for celebration: 'An utterly pointless performance'
Labour's raids on illegal migrant workers no cause for celebration: 'An utterly pointless performance'
Here's how Labour can dismantle the hostile environment and end refugee homelessness in 2025
Here's how Labour can dismantle the hostile environment and end refugee homelessness in 2025
Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
‘Common sense and humanity’: Home Office doubles time given to refugees before eviction from asylum hotels
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: 'I want to show the world that refugees can do anything'
Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: 'I want to show the world that refugees can do anything'
'This will ease the backlog': Asylum legal aid rates set to increase for first time in almost 30 years
'This will ease the backlog': Asylum legal aid rates set to increase for first time in almost 30 years
'Remember these are human beings': This is what the highly-politicised UK migration stats really mean
'Remember these are human beings': This is what the highly-politicised UK migration stats really mean
'I'm furious': UK's 'rushed' rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal
'I'm furious': UK's 'rushed' rollout of digital eVisas risks creating another Windrush scandal
Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here's how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal
Vulnerable asylum seekers need lawyers. Here's how Labour can fix the legal aid scandal
Letters: Sending job coaches to mental health wards isn't just ludicrous – it's desperate
Letters: Sending job coaches to mental health wards isn't just ludicrous – it's desperate
I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick
I ended up in hospital due to lack of legal aid for my asylum claim – I got physically sick
'Broken' legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing 'life and death' decisions alone
'Broken' legal aid system leaves vulnerable asylum seekers facing 'life and death' decisions alone
The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here's why
The asylum legal aid crisis is costing taxpayers more than you think. Here's why
My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here's how it strips your dignity
My family has waited five years for an asylum decision. Here's how it strips your dignity
'I came here for safety and I've come into danger': The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
'I came here for safety and I've come into danger': The grim reality of life in asylum hotels for women
Everything Labour must do to fix broken prison system as early release scheme gets underway
