The Problem With the Refugee Council

The question of where all this money has gone and what it's being spent on is a huge, huge, huge question mark. I'd probably say that the most important thing the government could be doing is consistency of communication and information. The fact that the refugee council will be withdrawing their support now is really going to be a huge problem. They've been much, much more helpful and supportive than either the government or local authority. And it's also,  I don't know if we've spoken about this before, but the scheme has in fact been closed by the back door very quietly - they've increased the monthly payments from 350 to 500. But only for households that have hosted a