Families left destitute by asylum system

Charity makes 100 homeless

Around 100 failed asylum seekers in Glasgow are being made homeless after the organisation housing them lost its contract with the UK Border Agency.

Child asylum seekers will receive worse care, union warns

Unison has warned that funding cuts could lead to child asylum seekers receiving worse care.

Asylum seekers at risk with legal aid cuts

Cuts to legal aid are putting asylum seekers at serious risk of harm, a group of top lawyers has argued.

Family values

Housing staff fill gaps left by social workers

Housing support staff are being forced to fill the gap left by social workers to assist homeless people and undertake tasks they may not be qualified for, a new report claims.

Support on a shoestring

Budgets are being slashed and demand is up but, as Inside Housing and Capita’s exclusive Supporting People survey reveals, many care and support providers are maintaining services for vulnerable people. Lydia Stockdale finds out how they are doing it and if it can last.

A compassionate ruling

The High Court relied on human rights legislation to overturn a decision on end-of-life care. David Renton, barrister at Garden Court Chambers, explains

Not a sticking plaster

Efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour can seem like fire fighting. It’s expensive to take a more comprehensive and long-term approach by working with a single family to get to the root of their problems. But, as Tony Powell, executive director of neighbourhoods at New Charter Housing Trust, explains, the effect can be transformative.

The legal aid lifeline

Cuts to legal aid and new spending restrictions mean tens of thousands of tenants will no longer be eligible for free housing advice. Jess McCabe visits a law centre to investigate the likely impact of the changes

A quick solution

A recent case shows landlords should not have to go through a long process when seeking possession, says Ruth Hills