Briefing Paper 12
Refugee community organisations: working in partnership to improve access to housing services
Housing services for refugees are better targeted and delivered when refugee community organisations (RCOs) are involved as partners: this means involving them at an early stage and providing ongoing support. Recruiting and training refugee community researchers can also empower community members, by allowing them to take ownership of the research agenda.
Author(s): Patricia A. Jones, David Mullins
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Migration and rural economies: Assessing and addressing risks
Chappell, L., Latorre, M., Rutter, J., and Shah, J., Institute of Public Policy Research (ippr), Economics of Migration Working Paper 6, June 2009
This paper examines the impact of recent migration from Central and Eastern Europe upon rural economies.  Representing a shift away from traditional clustering around urban centres, migration to rural areas has created new challenges for service provision, and also an increasing dependence on A8 workers to fill employment gaps
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Building a new home: Migration in the UK construction sector
Chappell, L., Sriskandarajah, D., and Swinburn, T. K.,  Economics of Migration project, Institute of Public Policy Research, December 2008
This study examines the impact of migrant workers upon the workforce and performance of the UK construction industry, in particular in the build up to the 2012 Olympics.
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No place like home? Addressing the issues of housing and migration
O’Hara, E., Shelter, October 2008
This paper encourages the current immigration debate, considering political and media attention on who has come to the UK and why, and perhaps more importantly how the needs of these individuals can be met with public services.
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The reception and integration of new migrant communities
Pillai, R., Kyambi, S., Nowacka, K., Sriskandarajah, D., Economics of Migration project, Institute of Public Policy Research, March 2007
This study investigates the extent to which new migrants have integrated in 10 varied locations across the UK.  It considers the varying successes of public authorities in smoothing this process, considering methods to avoid any tensions arising from the arrival and settlement of migrants.
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Social housing allocation and immigrant communities
Rutter, J. and Latorre, M., ippr, Equality and Human Rights Commission, 2009
This report examines the allocation of social housing in England, considering whether there is any basis to persistent media reports indicating that migrants receive priority over non-migrants. Analysing a range of quantitative and qualitative evidence, including the 2001 Census, local authority policies and the results of focus groups, the report outlines some of the drivers of social housing allocation and also the background to perceived distortions in allocation policy.
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Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) - publications
The IPPR website provides access to papers on a variety of social issues, including health, housing, democracy and equality.  The Housing and Migration and Integration papers are particularly useful.
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