A growing number of refugees are ending up homeless on the streets of the capital after leaving Home Office accommodation, according to new research from London Councils.
The cross party group has reported 846 homelessness cases made in October from refugees and asylum-seekers evicted from Home Office accommodation such as hotels- a 39% increase from September’s figure.
The cross party group has reported 846 homelessness cases made in October from refugees and asylum-seekers evicted from Home Office accommodation such as hotels- a 39% increase from September’s figure.
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00:00 What the government's got to do is to make sure those in home office accommodation aren't
00:04 evicted this winter unless they've got somewhere to go to.
00:08 Because I'm worried about, firstly, if they've got nowhere else to go to they'll end up on
00:10 the streets, but secondly the temperatures are so cold that could lead to, ultimately
00:15 I'm afraid, a loss of life.
00:17 We've seen up north a couple of rough sleepers who have lost their lives because they've
00:20 been out in the cold.
00:21 We can't afford that to happen in London.
00:22 So I'm saying to the government, don't evict anybody who's in home office accommodation
00:26 until the winter's over and make sure they've got somewhere safe to go to.