Young refugee spent winter on London streets due to ‘secret’ hotel eviction rule
Home Office now must give notice of its discretion to extend 28-day deadline, which it did not do for 19-year-oldA teenage refugee has spent the winter on the streets and been subjected to two attacks after being evicted from Home Office accommodation after falling victim to unpublished...
<p>Home Office now must give notice of its discretion to extend 28-day deadline, which it did not do for 19-year-old</p><p>A teenage refugee has spent the winter on the streets and been subjected to two attacks after being evicted from Home Office accommodation after falling victim to unpublished “secret” rules.</p><p>The restrictions emerged during a high court challenge to a decision by the Home Office to give people who have been granted asylum <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/sep/18/scrap-policy-that-gives-refugees-with-leave-to-remain-28-days-to-find-housing-say-uk-groups">just 28 days to move on</a> from accommodation such as hotels and find a new place to live. Current rules state there is discretion to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/18/christmas-on-streets-home-office-delay-refugee-evictions">extend this period</a> for those, such as the teenager, who have tried and failed to find their own accommodation and are at imminent risk of rough sleeping.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/05/young-refugee-spent-winter-on-london-streets-home-office-hotel-eviction-rule">Continue reading...</a>
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