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Charity Care4Calais says Wethersfield airbase in Essex is a ‘de facto prison camp’ for about 200 people

The BBC understand around 400 hotels were being used to house asylum seekers at a cost of £8m a day.

A child plays outside the gates of a hotel used as temporary accommodation for families waiting for their asylum claims to be processed, in west London, February 16, 2021 © 2021 Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images Map UK CRD Map Summary The United Kingdom has historically provided housing support to people seeking asylum who arrive in the country and are not immediately able to provide for their own basic needs. In recent years this system has increasingly been plagued by serious deficiencies, i...

Children in all state-funded London primary schools will be eligible for free school meals this academic year but how do you get them?

As kids head back to school for the new term, NationalWorld looks at the current free school meals scheme and who is eligible to apply

The summer break typically lasts six weeks but can feel much longer for parents who are worried about making ends meet - fortunately, there is help available to claim

School pupils across South Lanarkshire could be entitled to free school meals.

Exclusive: Lawyers reviewing one-page notices arriving in hotels, amid confusion and concern

Exclusive: Lawyers reviewing one-page notices arriving in hotels, amid confusion and concern

PARENTS and carers across West Dunbartonshire are being warned that they must apply now for the school clothing grant in order to receive it in time…