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Government could pay higher rents to spread asylum accommodation across UK

Greater use of private rental properties would form part of PM’s plan to spread accommodation more evenly across UK

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13

UK government welcomes sharp fall in net migration but says more needs to be done

The British government has welcomed the news that net migration in the U.K., the difference between people moving to the country long-term and those leaving, fell by more than two-thirds in the year to June, but insisted that the figure must fall further to ease community tensions

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025

In numbers: New immigration rules could make UK citizenship harder to attain than US or Australian

The changes could make British citizenship among the toughest to acquire in the anglophone world, with a decade-long wait to apply

The Independent UK · May 12, 2025

Think tank sets out alternative proposal to ‘impractical’ Rwanda scheme

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) believes that a more ‘humane’ response can be adopted to handle the rise in asylum seekers.

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Government plans to tackle migration risk creating ‘perma-backlog’ – think tank

The Illegal Migration Act could lock thousands of asylum seekers into limbo and in need of continuing Government support, the IPPR warned.

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023

Britain facing ‘permanent asylum backlog’ and £5bn accommodation bill under new Tory migration act

The Illegal Migration Act will cast thousands of asylum seekers into ‘permanent limbo’, the IPPR has warned

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023

900 Afghans crossed Channel this year but ‘many will be abandoned under lllegal Migration Bill’ - thinktank

The majority of small boat crossings in 2023 were made by Afghan nationals

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2023

Campaigners brand Bill to curb Channel crossings ‘unethical and impractical’

Charities and human rights organisations have condemned the Government proposals.

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023