amreenqureshi.bsky.social

11 June 2026 12:30

5/5 ✅ Our recommendations: 🏠 Make the 42-day move-on period work in practice 🤝 Embed immigration advice in homelessness services 📋 Assess homelessness impacts when developing immigration policy 📊 Improve Home Office–council data sharing Read more: www.ippr.org/articles/clo...

amreenqureshi.bsky.social

11 June 2026 12:30

4/5 💡 The report also highlights examples of what works. We found evidence that bringing together housing support, welfare advice and specialist immigration advice can help prevent rough sleeping, reduce destitution and improve housing outcomes.

amreenqureshi.bsky.social

11 June 2026 12:30

3/5 📈 One ongoing concern is the transition out of asylum accommodation. Reducing the asylum backlog is important, and faster decisions are generally a positive thing. But our research suggests that housing support needs to keep pace, so people don't fall through the gaps between systems.

amreenqureshi.bsky.social

11 June 2026 12:30

2/5 🏠 Our interviews found that immigration status can shape access to housing support, benefits and homelessness assistance. As a result, events such as job loss, relationship breakdown or leaving asylum accommodation can increase the risk of homelessness.

amreenqureshi.bsky.social

11 June 2026 12:30

1/5 📢 Today we published a new @ippr.org report on how asylum and immigration policy shape homelessness in England. Homelessness is rarely caused by one factor alone. It often happens when housing, welfare, employment and immigration systems fail to work together. www.ippr.org/articles/clo...