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Social Work Key @SocialWorkKey
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Night rider: 21 years sleeping on a London bus

When Sunny's asylum application was refused, he took refuge overnight on London's buses - for two decades.

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‘Fear, shame, hopelessness’: how young men are blackmailed online

‘Sextortion’ of young people in Scotland has risen sharply and boys and young men are most at risk

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Poor people ‘surviving not living’ as UK social contract collapses, says report

Exclusive: Commission including former ministers voices concern at lack of urgency from two main parties over scale of poverty

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Social Work World@socialworkO
30 Aug 2023
New national allowance introduced for foster and kinship carers - the weekly allowances will be backdated to 1st April 2023. mysocialworknews.com/article…
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People crossing the English Channel in small boats - Migration Observatory

This briefing examines the phenomenon of people crossing the English Channel in small boats.

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'Why I decided to stop being a foster carer'

Nicola Kalisperas says losing touch with most of her foster children has been difficult to take.

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Social Work World@socialworkO
29 Jul 2023
"Most of my clients don't need a social worker, they just need more money." mysocialworknews.com/article…
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'Routine' housing of child asylum seekers in hotels unlawful, High Court rules

Hundreds of children have gone missing from hotels, with concerns some have been groomed by gangs.

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Tom Pollard@PollardTom
18 Jul 2023
Beyond the nastiness & terrible impact of the two child limit itself (& therefore the disappointment that it may be around even longer), I think there are three deeper reasons why Labour's position has caused so much concern among those working on poverty & social security...🧵
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My trafficker is behind bars, but if the UK's new migration bill passes, my story would have ended...

The new legislation will be devastating for survivors of modern slavery, says a survivor of sex trafficking

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Joe Swash: Teenagers leaving care almost ‘set up for failure’

The actor and TV star finds support can drop away for some teenagers leaving the care system.

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Community Care@CommunityCare
25 Jun 2023
Government bids to clear up practitioner ‘confusion’ on information sharing - Community Care communitycare.co.uk/2023/06/…
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Children in England’s asylum hotels suffering from malnutrition

Health professionals say some children dangerously thin, with parents reportedly rummaging through bins to find food

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Community Care@CommunityCare
11 Jun 2023
Pre-mobile infant bruising should not automatically prompt section 47s, say government advisers - Community Care communitycare.co.uk/2022/10/…
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The two real secrets behind achieving the perfect work-life balance in social work

So, what is the real secret behind achieving this perfect work-life balance as a social worker? It is strikingly simple, to be honest.

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