With the fate of Brexit seemingly down to “indicative”
votes, reality on the ground has EU citizens in Britain denied access to
benefits such as council housing and social security payments. Already, one
housing association has announced a special session for tenants affected by
Brexit to outline the legalities of their situation. Parliament’s human rights
committee says that situation is “precarious”, despite government claiming it
is”‘committed” to protecting related rights. The committee has raised concerns
that the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill
could leave people in a “rights limbo”. Read more on 24housing.
Trevor Hendy obituary
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My friend Trevor Hendy, who has died aged 89, was director of development
at United Kingdom Housing Trust (UKHT) in the 1980s, a period in which,
among o...
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