Action needed on refugee homelessness

Monday 18 Mar 2024 @ 11:15
Homeless Link

Homeless Link have co-signed a letter to Home Secretary James Cleverly, led by St Mungos, that urges an extension to the "move-on" period when an asylum seeker is granted permission to stay.

The letter highlights a staggering 965.91% increase from July to December 2023 in people sleeping rough over the course of a month who had left asylum support in the previous 85 days.

Homeless Link knows from the experience of our member organisations across the country that this is a real issue with increased numbers of former asylum seekers seeking support from already over stretched services.

The Guardian is running a story about the letter.

Channel website: http://www.homelesslink.org.uk

Original article link: https://homeless.org.uk/news/action-needed-on-refugee-homelessness/

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