UKLGIG joined Doctors of the World UK and over 20 local authorities, public health bodies and non-profit organisations to write to the Government to express concern at the lack of COVID-19 public health guidance in languages other than English. At present the ‘Stay alert: what you can and cannot do’ …
In 2012, as part of the hostile environment, a minimum income requirement [MIR] was brought in which means that British people (and others who are settled in the UK) have to be earning at least £18,600 in order to live in the UK with a partner from outside the EU. …
Ahead of today’s Immigration Bill debate, UKLGIG joined 19 organisations in urging MPs to support the cross-party amendment which seeks to bring indefinite immigration detention in the UK to an end. The full text of our joint letter is as follows. Tuesday 30 June 2020 Dear Member of Parliament, We …
UKLGIG has joined over 100 organisations to call on Local Authorities to commit to providing ongoing shelter and support to all those experiencing or at risk of homelessness during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, and to do so regardless of immigration status. The full text of our joint letter is …
On Monday 8 June, the Home Office announced a shameful increase of just £1.85 a week to the financial support people seeking asylum in the UK rely on. That’s a meagre 26p a day; and leaves people still forced to live off little more than £5 a day. We know …
We’ve written to Immigration Minister Chris Philp, along with 54 organisations, about the need for the Home Office to urgently act to protect asylum seekers and immigration detainees. Read the letter in full below. Chris Philp MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Immigration Compliance and the Courts 2 Marsham Street London SW1P …
