Asylum News
2026
August
- GOV.UK – Asylum appeals target launched for faster removals (14 August 2026)
July
- UK Parliament – JCHR launches legislative scrutiny of the Asylum and Immigration Bill (9 July 2026)
- The Guardian – Mahmood’s cutting of protections for UK-France ‘one in, one out’ asylum deal ruled unlawful (10 July 2026)
June
- legislation.gov.uk – The Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (2 June 2026)
- GOV.UK – Evaluation of the initiatives to enhance the move on process (10 June 2026)
- BBC News – Home Office plan to use more military bases to house asylum seekers (25 June 2026)
- The Guardian – Asylum seekers to pay £10,000 towards living costs under new UK law (29 June 2026)
- GOV.UK – Mahmood: My reforms will save the asylum system for a generation (30 June 2026)
May
- The Guardian – Sudanese asylum seekers challenge Home Office changes to refugee rules (6 May 2026)
- The Guardian – European ministers discuss third‑country asylum processing hubs in Moldova (12 May 2026)
April
- GOV.UK – Call for evidence on inspection of Home Office engagement with local authorities on asylum accommodation planning (14 April 2026)
- GOV.UK – Asylum hotels close as government scale up use of large sites (15 April 2026)
- The Guardian – UK to pay France £660m to curb Channel crossings (22 April 2026)
- Housing Rights – Reforming asylum support: the significant effects on the government’s planned changes (22 April 2026)
- BBC News – Asylum policy changes raise questions around support and accommodation (23 April 2026)
March
- BBC News – Major changes to asylum system set to come into force (01 March 2026)
- UK Parliament – Written Statement on Asylum changes (02 March 2026)
- The Guardian – Asylum seekers waiting over a year for claim in UK may be allowed to work under new measures (04 March 2026)
- UK Parliament – Written Statement on Migration Reforms (05 March 2026)
- GOV.UK – Higher standard of English now required to settle in the UK (05 March 2026)
- BBC News – Folk opera in Middlesbrough aims to celebrate migration and support community cohesion (30 March 2026)
- NRPF Network – Asylum Support and protection reforms (30 Mar 2026)
February
- BBC News – Ban on asylum seekers using taxis for medical appointments comes into force (04 February 2026)
- BBC News – Asylum seeker barracks plans could face further delays (06 February 2026)
- BBC News – Track UK’s latest migration numbers – including asylum, visas and small boats (updated 10 February 2026)
January
- The Independent – More asylum hotels to close this year as Labour aim to curb immigration (09 January 2026)
2025
December
- National Audit Office (NAO) – An analysis of the asylum system Report (10 December 2025)
November
- BBC News – UK net migration drops sharply to 204,000 in year to June – down 80% from its peak in 2023 (27 November 2025)
- The Independent – Government tightens rules on asylum seekers using taxis (29 November 2025)