The Public Accounts Committee publishes its 54th report, COMPASS: provision of asylum accommodation

The Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, today said: “The Home Office decided to replace 22 separate contracts to provide accommodation for destitute asylum seekers with six regional contracts in order to save £140 … Continue reading →

Theresa May under fire after ‘damning’ verdict on asylum policy

A recent “damning” High Court verdict shows how the government is pushing asylum seekers into “severe poverty”, Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather has said. Theresa May decided in June 2013 to maintain a freeze on the level of support for … Continue reading →

Home Secretary Acted Unlawfully In Treatment Of Asylum Seekers

Back in February, Refugee Action took the Government to court. They wanted them to review cripplingly low asylum support rates, which force thousands of vulnerable people into poverty. On 9 April 2014 the judge ruled that asylum support rates are unlawful. If the … Continue reading →

Parliamentary questions

Parliamentary questions have a significant role in the House of Commons. They allow Members of Parliament to hold the Government to account, using either oral questions to Ministers in the Chamber of the House of Commons or written questions On … Continue reading →