Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 22/06/2026📢 NEW BLOG: The Windrush scandal was "foreseeable and avoidable". Eight years on, what should it teach us about earned settlement? Our latest blog argues the best way to honour the Windrush Generation is to ensure the same mistakes are never repeated 👇 www.ippr.org/articles/win... 032
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Wendy Williams called 2018 Windrush scandal "foreseeable and avoidable". On Windrush Day, @ippr.org note future dangers of a mass loss of status in this parliament 2028 + starkly racialised pattern of who is at risk. An urgent need to "Windrush proof" the draft reforms www.ippr.org/articles/win...ippr.orgWindrush Day: The unfinished business of immigration reform | IPPRAs we mark Windrush Day this year, it is an opportunity both to celebrate the immense contribution of the Windrush Generation and their descendants, and to 02718
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 17/06/2026“People are being pushed towards homelessness at the exact moment they're meant to be starting a new chapter.” IPPR research finds that too many people granted refugee status are leaving asylum accommodation without enough time or support to secure housing, putting them at risk of homelessness. 🧵 133
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 11/06/2026🚨 | NEW REPORT: No one should be pushed into homelessness after leaving asylum accommodation. Ministers must act now to prevent a repeat of the 2023 spike - with enough notice, earlier council data and practical move-on support. 🔗 www.ippr.org/articles/clo... 0710
amreenqureshi.bsky.social @amreenqureshi.bsky.social · 11/06/20261/5 📢 Today we published a new @ippr.org report on how asylum and immigration policy shape homelessness in England. Homelessness is rarely caused by one factor alone. It often happens when housing, welfare, employment and immigration systems fail to work together. www.ippr.org/articles/clo...ippr.orgClosing the gaps: Immigration status and homelessness | IPPRImmigration status has become one of the clearest fault lines running through England’s housing and homelessness system. Around a quarter of people rough s 144
amreenqureshi.bsky.social @amreenqureshi.bsky.social · 10/04/2026An excellent piece written by my colleague @aleishao.bsky.social 👇 010
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialmarleymorris.bsky.social @marleymorris.bsky.social · 05/12/2025It's very good to see the government explicitly acknowledge 'no recourse to public funds' in their child poverty strategy. The strategy commits the government to supporting vulnerable children regardless of immigration status. 152
amreenqureshi.bsky.social @amreenqureshi.bsky.social · 05/12/2025It’s encouraging to see the government finally acknowledge NRPF in the Child Poverty Strategy and commit to supporting vulnerable children regardless of immigration status. This is a significant shift and long overdue. www.gov.uk/government/p...gov.ukOur Children, Our Future: Tackling Child PovertyStrategy document setting out the government’s ambitious decade long mission to tackle the drivers of child poverty across the UK. 101
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 25/11/2025👶| NEW BLOG: Migrant families are the missing piece in the UK’s child poverty strategy. Our new analysis sets out what must change to make it work for everyone. Read here ⬇️ www.ippr.org/articles/mak...ippr.orgMaking the Child Poverty Strategy work for migrant families | IPPRAt the time of writing, the UK government is preparing to launch a new national strategy to tackle child poverty. Weeks into being newly elected, prime min 094
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialmarleymorris.bsky.social @marleymorris.bsky.social · 27/11/2025'Paradigm shift' - my take on last week's asylum and settlement proposals. Home secretary is right to focus on asylum reform, particularly on appeals. But risk is that this agenda doesn't deliver on tackling small boats, while undermining integration in the process. www.ippr.org/articles/a-p...ippr.orgA ‘paradigm shift’ in asylum and immigration policy? | IPPRThe reforms – which were the culmination of years of increasingly restrictive policies – were designed to signal Denmark was no longer a welcoming country 031
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialmarleymorris.bsky.social @marleymorris.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Headline thoughts on migration stats: A sharp drop in net migration to 204,000 in year ending June 2025. While expected, it's still striking. Much of this driven by restrictions on study dependants and Health and Care visa under last govt, as well as steady rise in emigration. 262
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialEmma Norris @emmanorris.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Today the government is lifting the 2-child limit – a major IPPR win that boosts incomes and improves opportunities for ~ 1.6m children. Extra income in low-income families boosts health and attainment. By the end of the parliament, 450,000 fewer children will live in poverty. A landmark moment. 0327
amreenqureshi.bsky.social @amreenqureshi.bsky.social · 25/11/20254.45 million children in the UK live in poverty, and nearly 4 in 10 are in families where both parents were born abroad. My blog sets out why this must be recognised in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/yc8mp55pippr.orgMaking the Child Poverty Strategy work for migrant families | IPPRAt the time of writing, the UK government is preparing to launch a new national strategy to tackle child poverty. Weeks into being newly elected, prime min 1108
amreenqureshi.bsky.social @amreenqureshi.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Last week’s asylum + immigration plans raised major concerns, with measures that could deepen delays, increase destitution + further strain the system. Equally troubling is the rhetoric used to justify them. Terms like “asylum shoppers” or “abusing generosity” rely on divisive tropes, not evidence. 163
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 28/10/2025⚖️| NEW BLOG: British policy continues to entrench racial inequality, from economic exclusion to digital surveillance. Our latest blog calls for urgent reform to redress the impact on Black lives. Read here www.ippr.org/articles/unf...ippr.orgUnfinished business: Redressing inequality in British policy and Black lives | IPPRThe economics of exclusion: Policy, poverty, and the cost of inequalityDeep disparities in wealth and opportunity continue to shape outcomes for Black comm 054
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialmarleymorris.bsky.social @marleymorris.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Important new report on the failures of the asylum accommodation system by Home Affairs Committee.committees.parliament.ukBillions squandered on asylum accommodation by Home Office mismanagement – Home Affairs Committee report finds - Committees - UK ParliamentFlawed contract design and incompetent delivery left the Home Office unable to cope with the surge in demand for asylum accommodation, a report by the Home Affairs Committee has found. 174
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialLucy Mort @lucyhbmort.bsky.social · 27/10/2025…picking back up with some news from this week 👇 The Home Affairs Select Committee has just published its report on asylum accommodation – and I’m pleased to see many of IPPR’s recommendations reflected in it. 134
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 22/10/2025The ten year route to settlement has already proven to be punishing for many. Listen to @amreenqureshi.bsky.social on BBC radio discussing the potential impact of increasing the default from five to ten years - on individuals, families and society. 052
amreenqureshi.bsky.social @amreenqureshi.bsky.social · 25/09/2025I helped @theipaper.com with this article, explaining how further restrictions to accessing welfare is unlikely to reduce the number of people coming to the UK. Read below ⬇️ 000
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 26/08/2025A classroom of children dies every day in Gaza. Yet since the war started in October 2023, only 80 children have been granted visas to come to the UK. ✏️ @amreenqureshi.bsky.social writes about the need for a Gaza Family Visa Scheme 👇 www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-gaza-f...opendemocracy.netThe UK must introduce Gaza Family Visa as it did for UkraineWith dozens of children dying in Gaza every day, the UK must show the same flexibility it demonstrated in past crises 01513
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialLucy Mort @lucyhbmort.bsky.social · 25/03/2025This time last week I spoke at the Home Affairs Select Committee about fixing our asylum accommodation system. We urgently need to shift power regionally and locally, improve safeguarding, and move away from mass sites - towards community solutions that work for everyone. 0126
amreenqureshi.bsky.social @amreenqureshi.bsky.social · 12/03/2025ICYMI: A fantastic piece by my colleague @lucyhbmort.bsky.social - www.ippr.org/articles/cit... When public confidence in immigration is shaped as much by perception as reality, Labour has a choice: follow the race to the bottom or build a system that strengthens communities - not fracture them.ippr.orgCitizenship: A race to the bottom? | IPPRA dangerous shift in citizenship policyThis progression provides individuals with security, fosters stronger communities as people establish their lives in 0189
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialPraxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 07/03/20253️⃣The government must also take steps to ensure that providers of family services are better equipped to help migrant families understand and take up the entitlements they are eligible for. Read the full report: www.praxis.org.uk/news/report-...praxis.org.ukReport Launch: Every Child is Equal — PraxisPraxis and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reveal the harmful impacts of being excluded from childcare support on migrant families in the new report - Every Child is Equal, Bridging... 0166
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialPraxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 07/03/2025REVEALED: A huge 30% of migrant parents not using childcare are struggling to make ends meet. Our new report with @ippr.bsky.social is out now and here’s what you need to know 🧵 Authors @josephinewy.bsky.social & @lucyhbmort.bsky.social 12411
amreenqureshi.bsky.social @amreenqureshi.bsky.social · 07/03/2025🚨 Today, we publish new research that lays bare the scale of child poverty in migrant families. 46% of children in families with non-UK born parents live in poverty - almost double the rate for other children. The govt cannot tackle child poverty without tackling issues in our migration system. 🧵⬇️ 11714
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 07/03/2025⏰ | NEW REPORT: No child should grow up in hardship due to their parents’ immigration status, but nearly half of children in the UK with parents born abroad are living in poverty. @amreenqureshi.bsky.social and @marleymorris.bsky.social explore the solutions 👇ippr.orgHidden hardships: The immigration system and child poverty | IPPRIn 2022/23 it was estimated that 4.3 million children live in relative poverty, and this number has risen in recent years. Among those disproportionately i 11714
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialPraxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 28/02/2025BREAKING: We screened a message from migrant parents across Westminster. Hostile immigration rules enforced by this Govt. drive children into poverty. 🔊End child poverty, for EVERY child. Scrap No Recourse to Public Funds. Make sure they know, we won’t let this go. Share now. youtu.be/0d9YPGlFzC0youtu.beBREAKING: Migrant parents screen video message across WestminsterYouTube video by Praxis, for Migrants and Refugees 012176
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 16/01/2025🌍 | NEW REPORT: In the face of Brexit barriers, potential Trump tariffs, and global economic turbulence, the government is developing a new trade strategy. In this paper we set out a blueprint to rebuild, protect, and grow the UK's exports. ippr.org 052
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialmarleymorris.bsky.social @marleymorris.bsky.social · 28/11/2024New ONS figures show net migration of 728,000 in year ending June 2024, a drop of 178,000 compared to year earlier. But ONS revisions mean estimates of recent net migration are higher than previously thought, reaching peak of 906,000 in the year ending June 2023. 143
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 28/11/2024📈 Figures released today show net migration is coming down but the government still faces tough choices when it comes to immigration. 📚 Read @marleymorris.bsky.social's response here 👇 033
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialmarleymorris.bsky.social @marleymorris.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Today's immigration stats indicate that new salary thresholds for Skilled Workers are starting to bite. Most strikingly, there was a 70% fall in Skilled Worker visa grants in hospitality sector between Q2 and Q3 of 2024. This sector is generally low-paid so impact expected to be larger. 021
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialLucy Mort @lucyhbmort.bsky.social · 27/11/2024This ep of File on 4 is well worth a listen. It features people who feared for their lives when rioters targeted hotels in the summer & highlights @ippr.bsky.social analysis that finds the cost of asylum accom has more than doubled pp in just 5 years from £17k to £41k. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukFile on 4 - The Asylum Business - BBC SoundsWhat is the government’s plan to stop the use of asylum hotels? File on 4 investigates. 043
Reposted by @amreenqureshi.bsky.socialLucy Mort @lucyhbmort.bsky.social · 28/11/2024The asylum stats reiterate the fact that too many people are still stuck in woeful hotels. This is costing the gov't a hell of a lot and is no good at all for people living in them. We need local & regional bodies to be put in the driving seat - getting people out of hotels and into communities. 066
amreenqureshi.bsky.social @amreenqureshi.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Today's migration stats release shows that net migration is coming down, and we expect a further substantial fall in the next set of figures. Regarding asylum figures, the backlog remains too high, and the costs of asylum accommodation continue to be eye-watering. 133