‘I’m starving, I’m scared’: the refugees forced from asylum hotels onto the streets

Government's drive to 'clear the backlog' of asylum applications left thousands of vulnerable people homeless.

After their asylum claim is granted, refugees have 28 days to leave their accommodation, which start when they receive their biometric residence permit.

The move-on period remains too short for refugees to secure housing.

Six months after the policy was reversed, charities are frustrated that the Home Office is not stepping up.

The rise in refugee homelessness has been described by the Refugee Council as unprecedented’ and a moment of significant crisis’ The UK government is currently spending 2.4bn over a three-year period to tackle homelessness.

Many of the refugee households being made homeless include children.

It is predominantly young men who find themselves sleeping rough for extended periods.

Refugees at Home connects those with a spare room to refugees and asylum seekers in need of somewhere to stay.

The rise in refugee homelessness appears to be an unavoidable consequence of a hostile environment designed to deter asylum seekers from coming to the UK .

Saeed was housed shortly afterwards and has been in his accommodation for six months .