Alex Firth

@alexwfirth

Children's Rights Associate at .

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    Sep 27

    Millions of families are about to be plunged into poverty if Universal Credit is cut. I spoke with families across London in precarious housing who already struggle to afford food, they said this cut will be devastating.

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    Dec 2

    Thank you shining a light on impact of temporary accommodation for 124,290 children spending another Christmas in hostels/B&Bs/industrial estates. I'll be at next week's launch of All Party Group for Temporary Accommodation

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    Nov 28

    Latest from me: as winter bites, food bank use is 10% up on 2019. "One woman is currently living in a converted shed, with a monthly rent of £850, which left her with about £15 a month to cover basic expenses such as food and clothes."

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  4. Nov 25

    The UK government should drop its proposal to push back boats and instead provide safe routes for people to claim asylum. A start would be bringing back the Dubs scheme to resettle lone children.

    It’s time for officials on both sides of the Channel to admit that their policies have failed spectacularly, instead inflicting enormous suffering. Yesterday's tragedy should be a turning point for France and the UK. My take:
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    Nov 24

    An appalling tragedy in the today, but not an unforseen one. The UK government needs to increase cooperation with our French neighbours. And refugee children stranded in the EU, with family in the UK, should be reunited with their loved ones here, safely and swiftly

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    Nov 10

    Exclusive: The human cost of poor housing - new report reveals unsafe homes cost the NHS £1.4bn a year

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    Nov 9

    🥳🥳Happy Birthday Human Rights Act! Our Human Rights Act became a law on this day in 1998, making it 23 years old! So today we want to share some of the reasons !

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    Nov 7

    Good luck to the Run for Human Rights Watch team from the Netherlands taking part in the today! Thanks for supporting the work of and . Hope you all stay well right through. Keep hydrated!

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    Nov 1

    Climate change is all the more reason to end homelessness. Here's why the decisions made at matter to people on the street

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    Oct 29

    Financing climate catastrophe is not compatible with climate leadership. Governments have a chance at to end public finance for fossil fuels. The UK has pledged to lead the way. All governments should join. My latest for :

    Pumpjacks at an oil well site
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  11. Oct 28

    NEW government figures released today show an increase in families living in temporary accommodation, likely due to the recent removal of the eviction ban. The figure is now 96,600 families in total. HRW research on this coming soon...

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    Oct 26

    If this piece caught your attention, then watch out for new research coming out from soon on temporary accommodation, homelessness and human rights impact on kids. Follow for more.

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    “If we go homeless, the only thing we actually have to stay in is my dad’s car.” Fears about housing and money are having a serious impact on nine-year-old Qasim’s education and he’s falling behind at school.
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  13. Oct 25

    Watch tonight's ‘Growing Up Poor: Britain’s Hidden Homeless Kids’ exposes again how the housing emergency is damaging children’s life chances.

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    Oct 19

    It's bad enough that 48,000 households were living in temporary accommodation in 2011. But by 2021, that number shot up even higher to over 95,000 households. 📈

    48,000 is crossed out and replaced with 95,000. The number of households in temporary accommodation has doubled in just ten years
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    Oct 17

    On International Day for the Eradication of Poverty we call on the UK Gov to implement in domestic legislation:

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    Oct 14

    At Summit this am in Week our Chief Exec chairs session on income,fundamental to all discussions today Sophie opens with strong argument for change to benefit cap & 2 child limit disproportionately affecting London’s families

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    Oct 13

    It’s wrong that almost a million families on low incomes across England are enduring private rents they can’t afford. Our latest briefing draws on new research and calls for ambitious investment in homes for social rent that are genuinely affordable.🧵

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    Oct 11

    It’s the first day of class at public schools in , but it’s unclear if schools can stay open and how many students will be able to attend. Planning failures have put in jeopardy for a 3rd consecutive year. 🧵👇

    After ~2 years of public school closures is back to school. But the “gov't is abandoning schools, teachers, and parents to muddle through the acute economic crisis and the pandemic on their own,” reports. 1/5
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    Oct 10

    It's today and we'd like to speak about why how we talk about homelessness matters. SWIPE 👉to find out more.

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    Oct 8

    Local Authorities are increasingly struggling to find Temporary Accommodation that is affordable and suitable, so they are looking further afield. The practice, known as out-of-area placements, has risen by 382% since March 2010. This is our analysis:

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    Oct 8

    Facebook wrongfully removed & suppressed content by Palestinians about Israeli human rights abuses. supports an independent investigation into content moderation policies regarding Israel & Palestine. There's a deadline to act: Oct 14.

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