The Home Office has doubled down on council concerns over asylum targets and insisted its Full Dispersal policy can ‘strike a balance between equity and housing availability’.
Wigan Council and AllChild are proving that long-term, community-driven programmes can improve outcomes for children while reducing pressure on local services and public spending. LocalGov finds out more.
Jon Featonby, chief policy officer at Refugee Council, argues that last week’s High Court ruling shows hotels are an unsustainable solution for asylum seekers.