Refugees

• Asylum seeker evictions will create 'humanitarian crisis’, Scottish politicians warn

  Politicians are urging the home secretary to prevent a 'humanitarian crisis' by halting outsourcing company's plans to evict hundreds of failed asylum seekers.

  

• Resettled Syrian refugees report ‘positive experiences’ with councils

  Syrian refugees who have been resettled in the UK with the support of councils report ‘more positive experiences’ than those coming through the asylum route.

  

• UK half way to meeting target of resettling 20,000 refugees

  The UK has passed the half way mark in its commitment to resettle 20,000 refugees by 2020.

  

• Council ‘struggling’ to resettle refugees

  A Welsh authority is struggling to rehouse Syrian refugees because of a shortage of suitable housing.

  

• Councils must be ‘fully resourced’ to house refugees, open letter says

  The Government must ensure local authorities are ‘fairly and fully financially resourced’ to house asylum seekers, an open letter from refugee groups says.

  

• Councils resettle over one third of Gov’s Syrian refugee target

  Over 8,500 Syrian refugees have been resettled by more than 200 local authorities under the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement (VPR) scheme, new figures have revealed.

  

• Whitehall announces £1m of refugee support funds

  The home secretary today announced £1m of extra funding to help communities support Syrian refugees.

  

• Asylum seekers face destitution due to lack of Gov support, charity warns

  The Government is going against its own guidance and allowing asylum seekers to fall into destitution, charity warns.

  

• MPs condemn ‘unfair’ two-tier system of refugee protection

  MPs have condemned the ‘two-tier system of refugee protection’ which is leaving refugees homeless and destitute, undermining their integration prospects.

  

• Councils can take 4,000 unaccompanied child migrants, MPs claim

  Councils have the capacity to take up to 4,000 unaccompanied child migrants providing they are handed Government cash to support any new scheme, MPs report.