Asylum Seekers Face Homelessness Crisis

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Huge rise in refugees facing homelessness

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6,110 asylum-seeker households were either made homeless, or were at risk of homelessness, after leaving Home Office accommodation.

There was also a record high of more than 150,000 children living in temporary accommodation, in what the government said was a national scandal’ People granted asylum have 28 days to leave where they are currently staying before they can find a home.

This includes delivering the biggest increase in social and affordable homebuilding in a generation, abolishing section 21 no fault’ evictions and a multimillion pound package to provide homes for families most at risk of homelessness.

A government spokesman said: “We have inherited huge pressures in the asylum system, but we are working to make sure individuals have the support they need following an asylum decision.

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