News - Positive Action in Housing

31 August 2025

No safe route out of genocide

Britain helped write the Refugee Convention, promising never again to abandon people fleeing persecution. Today, it does exactly that.

23 August 2025

UK’s Biometric Blockade on Palestinians Is Costing Lives

Positive Action in Housing, the refugee charity that founded the Room for Refugees programme — the UK’s longest-running hosting scheme, has warned that the UK Government is using visa biometrics as a bureaucratic weapon against Palestinians trapped in Gaza.

17 August 2025

Justice Demands Compassion: Why Lord Bracadale is Right

Lord Bracadale’s decision to extend compassion to the family of Sheku Bayoh honours a vital judicial tradition: humanity strengthens justice, it does not weaken it. At a time when the Police Federation threatens delay and obstruction, his stance affirms that dignity for the bereaved is not bias but the essence of fairness.

6 August 2025

Stop the Double Standards and Let Palestinian Students Leave Gaza

Eighty Palestinian students in Gaza have been awarded fully funded university places in the UK—but without urgent action from the Home Secretary to waive biometric visa requirements, they may never make it out. Positive Action in Housing is calling on the UK government to follow the example of other European countries and act now to evacuate these students from a war zone.

9 July 2025

The Housing Emergency Is Caused by Political Failure – Not Refugees

The housing crisis is due to systemic failure, not people from refugee backgrounds. Blaming vulnerable groups such as the poor or refugees risks division and overlooks decades of underinvestment and poor housing policy.

20 May 2025

Europe’s first and only Palestinian Museum opens in Edinburgh

Europe’s first museum of contemporary Palestinian art opened in Edinburgh on Saturday, 17 May. Located at 13a Dundas Street, the Palestine Museum in Scotland offers a permanent space for Palestinian artists to share their stories and challenge dehumanising narratives through art.

4 March 2025

Tribute to Rev Brian Shackleton, a longstanding supporter of our humanitarian work

We would like to pay tribute to the late Revd Brian Shackleton who has left a generous donation in his will to support our work with Palestinian and Syrian refugees. Brian was dedicated to justice and inclusion and this gift is testament to his lifelong commitment to standing with displaced communities and ensuring they receive the support and dignity they deserve.

18 February 2025

Urgent: UK Must Provide Safe Routes for Palestinian Refugees

Positive Action in Housing supports calls for a Palestinian resettlement scheme. The UK rightly welcomed Ukrainians fleeing war—why should it be different for Palestinians? Read our statement on why the government must act now.

18 February 2025

UK Government refuses to let asylum seekers work despite economic cost

The UK government has ruled out allowing asylum seekers the right to work, despite growing pressure from campaigners, charities, and local authorities who argue that lifting the ban would ease poverty and boost the economy.

4 February 2025

Positive Action in Housing takes part in Kiltwalk 2025

Positive Action in Housing is taking part in this year’s annual Kiltwalk. You could fundraise for us, directly assisting the refugee and asylum-seeking communities we support, and it couldn’t be any easier. Whether you’re in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, or Dundee, there’s a Kiltwalk event near you in 2025.