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• Question by: Hina Bokhari
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Hina Bokhari AM: Thank you, Chair. I want to focus more on the issues that Enver and Tom have touched on, which are around homelessness. Due to the change in the Home Office policy that you were mentioning, Enver, there has been a real risk of issue because of the minimum of seven days to find alternative accommodation following eviction by the Home Office. I know that councils have an obligation to house families and particularly children, but adults who have no children are at particular risk in this situation. I want to start my questions with Helena, who works...

• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 07 September 2023

Siân Berry AM: Thank you very much, Chair. My first question is to Hannah Boylan from the GLA Migration Team. Like my colleague, Caroline [Russell AM], I also met with the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, who raised a separate issue about asylum seekers living in Home Office asylum accommodation. The guidance from the Home Office says that category 2 health hazards should be made safe within 24 hours and fixed within five days, but I have heard countless examples of Migrant Help - which Caroline [Russell AM] discussed earlier - failing to respond to complaints and help...