Olivia Beach

In my experience most refugees are desperate to learn English and if they don’t, the reason usually isn’t that they somehow lack motivation to integrate but that funding for English classes has been slashed over the course of many years

Home Office move-on period: Refugees and charities ‘relieved’, but extension must be permanent Refugees faced move-on periods that were too short to do basic things like open a bank account and find housing. Will the new 56-day move-on period help?

🗣️"I thought I would be so happy when I received my refugee status, but this was the start of my troubles."

Gail spoke to @left-foot-forward.bsky.social about the difficulties she faced after receiving her status, due to the 28-day move on period.

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Shocking, but not surprising, statistics out on homelessness. Drastic action is needed by the government to tackle this, and it won’t be a quick fix.

GOOD NEWS: Government acts to stop surge in homelessness of new refugees.

Here's our response welcoming this move.

Also, here's a link to the Evening Standard's coverage. The paper's winter appeal has been working with us and others to campaign for this change.

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Women 'given tents to live in' after early prison release Lawyers, charities and campaign groups warn vulnerable women are 'falling through the cracks of a broken system' under the Government's early release scheme

Female prisoners being freed under the early release scheme are being given tents to sleep in as they are forced into homelessness, campaigners and lawyers have said, warning women are falling through “gaps in a broken system” inews.co.uk/news/housing...

Fears grow for huge numbers of homeless in city as cold bites Cabinet member confirms plans to bring back homeless hub as numbers on the streets continue to grow

I've covered homelessness for many years, here in Liverpool - and in other major cities - things are as desperate as I can remember

#SWEP has just been activated in #London

Tonight offers us all an amazing opportunity for @mayoroflondon.bsky.social & all councils to get everyone in!

Conveniently there is also a #homelesscount tonight organised in EVERY London borough 👀

Everyone counted MUST be offered shelter!

Simple🤞