The recent case of a group of Afghan refugees forced to move to a hotel in a northern city after nearly a year spent living in London highlights many of the challenges facing migrant families to integrate into UK life.
According to the Public Law Project, which is acting for one of the families, the unexpected move – due to the closure of their “bridging accommodation” in London – “resulted in the loss of job offers, training opportunities, school places and the support networks they had built with other families”.
The families have been granted permission to bring a legal challenge against the Home Office for mismanaging their settlement and prompted the government to publish new guidance stating that settled people have the right to refuse to move – if they can afford to pay their own way or find alternative accommodation.
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