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19 May 21
Reduced net migration to the UK due to Covid-19 and Brexit could create further pressure on local government finances, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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20 Jun 19
A new global resettlement scheme for vulnerable refugees is being created from next year, replacing the current programmes and welcoming in around 5,000 more refugees in the UK.
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3 Jun 19
The government has not learnt from the failures of the Windrush scandal in drawing up the EU settlement scheme, MPs have warned.
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19 Dec 18
Local authorities may withdraw from providing asylum accommodation because they take on a “disproportionate share” of responsibilities with little support, MPs have warned.
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19 Sep 18
Problems affecting the social care sector are not related to European migration but rather reflect the lack of a sustainable funding model, an expert report commissioned by the government has...
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30 Aug 18
Government spending to promote migrant integration should increase by £15m a year, a think-tank report has urged.
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12 Jan 18
The benefits of international students are ten times greater than the costs, adding £20.3bn to the economy, research has revealed.
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24 Aug 17
Net migration has fallen to 246,000 in the year to March, down 81,000 according to official figures, sparking recruitment and retention concerns for business and the public sector.
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18 Aug 17
Reports yesterday said the government will seek a system after Brexit by which nationals of European Union states can visit the UK without a visa but would need a work permit to take up employment.
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27 Jul 17
Home secretary Amber Rudd has asked expert advisers to assess the impact on the UK’s labour market of the country leaving the European Union.
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6 Jul 17
Facts and figures from the July edition of Public Finance magazine on migration trends, social housing and public attitudes to privatisation
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4 Apr 17
The idea that a more restrictive migration system will help public services recruit and retain the workers they need is ill founded
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3 Apr 17
Download our supplement on the implications of Brexit for public finance
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13 Sep 16
The UK’s resettlement programme for Syrian refugees could have a total cost of £1.7bn, the National Audit Office has said.
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1 Jun 16
A British exit from the European Union would hit the wages of workers by an average of £38 a week by 2030 due to lower trade, investment and economic demand, according to the Trades Union...
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28 Jan 16
Up to 20,000 Syrian refugees could enter the UK in the next five years under a government scheme. How do councils manage the arrival of refugees, and do they receive sufficient funding from central...
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11 Sep 15
The Local Government Association has confirmed that councils are in negotiations with government to devise a long-term plan for the settlement of refugees after David Cameron said the UK would take...
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7 Sep 15
Local authorities that take in refugees from the crisis in Syria are to be given funding from the UK’s international development budget, ministers have confirmed today.
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4 Sep 15
Councils have said they are ready to play their part in accepting more refugees from the crisis in Syria after Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed plans to take in “thousands more”.
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31 Jul 15
The Local Government Association has today called on the government to reimburse councils facing big increases in the number of asylum seekers, particularly unaccompanied children, arriving in...
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27 Mar 13
David Cameron’s plans to curtail migrants’ rights to social housing have the appearance of being thought up quickly and not thought through properly. There are much better ways to...
19 May 21Reduced net migration to the UK due to Covid-19 and Brexit could create further pressure on local government finances, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
20 Jun 19A new global resettlement scheme for vulnerable refugees is being created from next year, replacing the current programmes and welcoming in around 5,000 more refugees in the UK.
19 Dec 18Local authorities may withdraw from providing asylum accommodation because they take on a “disproportionate share” of responsibilities with little support, MPs have warned.
19 Sep 18Problems affecting the social care sector are not related to European migration but rather reflect the lack of a sustainable funding model, an expert report commissioned by the government has...
30 Aug 18Government spending to promote migrant integration should increase by £15m a year, a think-tank report has urged.
12 Jan 18The benefits of international students are ten times greater than the costs, adding £20.3bn to the economy, research has revealed.
24 Aug 17Net migration has fallen to 246,000 in the year to March, down 81,000 according to official figures, sparking recruitment and retention concerns for business and the public sector.
6 Jul 17Facts and figures from the July edition of Public Finance magazine on migration trends, social housing and public attitudes to privatisation
4 Apr 17The idea that a more restrictive migration system will help public services recruit and retain the workers they need is ill founded
3 Apr 17Download our supplement on the implications of Brexit for public finance
13 Sep 16The UK’s resettlement programme for Syrian refugees could have a total cost of £1.7bn, the National Audit Office has said.
1 Jun 16A British exit from the European Union would hit the wages of workers by an average of £38 a week by 2030 due to lower trade, investment and economic demand, according to the Trades Union...
28 Jan 16Up to 20,000 Syrian refugees could enter the UK in the next five years under a government scheme. How do councils manage the arrival of refugees, and do they receive sufficient funding from central...
11 Sep 15The Local Government Association has confirmed that councils are in negotiations with government to devise a long-term plan for the settlement of refugees after David Cameron said the UK would take...
31 Jul 15The Local Government Association has today called on the government to reimburse councils facing big increases in the number of asylum seekers, particularly unaccompanied children, arriving in...
27 Mar 13David Cameron’s plans to curtail migrants’ rights to social housing have the appearance of being thought up quickly and not thought through properly. There are much better ways to...
