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Almost 37,000 migrant households in London facing poverty due to NRPF rule, report warns

Almost 37,000 migrant households in London are living in poverty as they are not entitled to benefits, a new report has warned. The research, published...

London Assembly urges mayor to support asylum seekers with transport costs

The London Assembly has urged mayor Sadiq Khan to consider ways of helping asylum seekers with their public transport costs. Asylum seekers, waiting to hear...

Survive and Thrive partnership secures £1.8m funding to extend domestic abuse support

Staying Put, WomenCentre and Family Action have announced their £1.8 million per annum retender for domestic abuse and sexual violence services (DASV) has been...

City of London’s children’s services rated ‘outstanding’

The City of London Corporation’s children’s services have been rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in a report praising the ‘significant difference’ they make to young...

Parents and guardians urged to double-check their child car seats as nearly two thirds found to be incorrectly fitted

More than 60 per cent of child car seats were found to be incorrectly fitted at recent safety checks carried out in West Yorkshire. Out...

Record high rough sleeping in London highlights urgent need for action as homelessness crisis deepens

Rough sleeping in London has reached a new record high in the first few months of the Labour Government, it was revealed on Thursday. A...

From young carer to award-winner: Bradford care worker in line for second award

When Aisha Ali joined an unpaid carers support group as a teenager, she was looking for help with her own role as a young...

Sadiq Khan launches £4.8M plan as London’s rough sleeping crisis escalates

Sadiq Khan has warned that rough sleeping in London will “get worse before it gets better”, as he pursues his goal of ending street...

‘We must not look away’: actors Riz Ahmed, Joe Alwyn and Ruth Negga voice urgent call for more donations

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has announced that its Middle East Humanitarian Appeal has now raised over £20 million. This significant amount reflects the generosity...

Risk of “failing the future” if children and young people don’t get the care they need, CQC warns

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past...

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