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UK migration rules make children homeless

Councils are forcing children into homelessness and destitution simply because of their parents’ migration status.

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Alara Bed & Breakfast room shared by Amy’s family of five (John Grayson)
Alara Bed & Breakfast room shared by Amy’s family of five (John Grayson)

Alara Bed & Breakfast room shared by Amy’s family of five (John Grayson)

For two years we have been investigating how Sheffield treats refugee families who have no recourse to public funds. Our latest article exposes the dire state of temporary housing for mothers with young children, forced to share hostels with vulnerable homeless men.

Here we provide some context to the situation.