Well, we’re 20 meetings into this Pandemic, and like Taz, they still can’t keep us down This week we’ll be focusing on Health including Testing Vaccines Wider health issues How to make sure the ever-changing lockdown restrictions are impacting on the way we’re explaining the consistent health messages Anyway, come and join us for […]
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Is there anything health and care services could do differently to better meet the health and care needs of your communities?
Hannah from Healthwatch shared the following message with the Communities of Interest Network: There is a drive in the city around what health and care services do to improve the health inequalities in the city. We know that the majority of the inequality that people experience is linked to key issues such as housing, income, education but there […]
Payment in temporary initial accommodations (i.e. hotels) – 30th November 2020
Further information about asylum support payments from Helen Atkinson at the Home Office While longer-term solutions are set up Home Office will make provision for 3 separate 5-week payments in the sum of £40 – to meet the weekly £8 provision per individual being accommodated in full board IA (or contingent) accommodation. 1st scheduled payment: […]
LMP Strategy Group Meetings for 2021
The LMP Strategy group meeting dates have been confirmed for 2021 for you to book in your diaries: Wednesday 10th February 2021(10am-12pm) Wednesday 12th May 2021 (10am-12pm) Wednesday 8th September 2021 (10am-12pm) Wednesday 24th November 2021 (10am-12pm) Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all meetings are currently planned to be held virtually. We will share the […]
LMP Strategy Group meeting – Wednesday 25th November 2020 10am–12pm
We invite you to attend the next LMP Strategy Group meeting on Wednesday the 25th November, the meeting agenda is attached below. Hannah Davies from Health Watch will be attending the meeting to share information about the report Health Watch due to be released about digital inclusion/exclusion. The partnership will discuss the opportunities and challenges […]
Lighting Up Lockdown
Partners in the refugee and migration sector have come together this year to run a joint project called ‘Lighting Up Lockdown’. As part of the project we will be encouraging the people we work with to send us things that have made them smile throughout lockdown…it could be a photo from their daily walk…a poem […]
PATIENTS NOT PASSPORTS: Migrants’ Access to Healthcare During the Coronavirus Crisis
A couple of LMP regulars (Rose McCarthy of Refugee Council/HARP and Jon from LASSN) contributed to this report by Medact, Migrants Organise, and the New Economics Foundation back in June 2020. It remains an excellent publication, ignored by the folks who should have taken most notice, but sometimes the most we can do is to […]
LMP Zoom chat Tuesday 10th November, 2020 12:30-13:45
Yes, we’re still going… Please come along and let us know what you’re up to, how you’re doing, and how we can help one another. Zoom Link: http://bit.ly/zoomlmp Code: 12345 Current Agenda Items 1) Emergency Housing Options for people who have No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) Has there been any progress on this? Which orgs […]
Urban House (Initial Accomodation in Wakefield) reopening- a one page summary October 2020
via Katie at NACCOM
Update from Home Office re: Covid and Accommodation 22nd October 2020
Update from weekly call between Y&H Strategic Migration Partnership and the Home Office on 22nd October: Despite the new tiered Covid restrictions, all cessations will continue to go ahead as planned (for now). Service users can appeal this or sign up to voluntary returns. Home Office have paused activity on Tier 3 areas temporarily until further […]
Political Support from LCC to help halt Home Office evictions
An excellent letter here from the Cllr Blake – leader of LCC, addressed to The Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. We’re exceptionally proud of the the support shown by LCC, and for the lobbying of LMP members who have been lobbying hard behind the scenes. However, given recent […]
LMP Zoom chat Tuesday 27th October, 2020 12:30-13:45
Sorry for the late notice… Please come along and let us know what you’re up to, how you’re doing, and how we can help one another. Zoom Link: http://bit.ly/zoomlmp Code: 12345 Current Agenda Items 1) Emergency Housing Options for people who have No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) We are expecting some friends from Leeds City […]