The blog has been running for nearly 10 years, and over that time we’ve gathered a huge number of useful resources. But many are now buried in the archives—so unless you’ve been reading (and bookmarking!) from the start, you might not know they’re there. Here are a few of our favourite posts you may have […]
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Asylum Matters update 16.7.25 – advocacy, campaigns & resources
By Jon from LASSN on 17th July 2025 in Activism & Campaigning, Destitution & Housing, Funding, Jobs, Opinion, Policy & Research
Advocacy and campaigning Initiatives NGOs mobilise around Macron visit and border violence Over 65 organisations supporting refugees in the UK and in France signed a cross-Channel statement calling for an end to escalating border violence and the deaths it is driving, to coincide with the state visit of President Macron. Coverage here and here and full statement here. In a […]
Asylum Matters update 2.7.25 – advocacy, campaigns & resources
By Jon from LASSN on 2nd July 2025 in Activism & Campaigning, Destitution & Housing, Jobs, Opinion, Policy & Research, Resource
1. Advocacy and campaigning Initiatives ‘Unfreeze our lives’: Syrians impacted by suspension of asylum and ILR applications head to Parliament In partnership with the Syrian British Consortium (SBC) and the Syria Action and Advocacy Group (SAAG), we have organised a parliamentary lobby event on the 14th July hosted by David Taylor MP, where Syrian nationals […]
Free School Meals for children from NRPF Households
By Becca Evans on 26th June 2025 in Activism & Campaigning, Destitution & Housing, Resource, Services
Please share with any families you are working with who may be eligible… Children living in a household with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) can get free school meals if the family/household are on a low/no income and without savings. Once children are registered for free school meals, they can also access the Healthy […]
Asylum Matters update 18.6.25 – advocacy, campaigns & resources
By Jon from LASSN on 18th June 2025 in Activism & Campaigning, Destitution & Housing, Opinion, Policy & Research, Resource
1. Advocacy and campaigning Initiatives Refugee Week A great big Happy Refugee Week to all of our friends and partners, and most especially to the wonderful Refugees and people in the asylum system that have chosen to make the UK their home. Don’t forget to check for events in your local area this week and celebrate sanctuary. […]
Refugees, Housing Need and Social Housing in Leeds 2025
A local politician recently responded to a blog post we shared last autumn about long waiting times for council housing in Leeds. The post, written by [email protected] (who has also written this post), was interpreted as suggesting that refugees are receiving social housing at the expense of local residents. We want to clarify that this […]
Information and advice on finding your own home – June 25
By Alex Fox, Leeds City Council on 12th June 2025 in Destitution & Housing, Resource, Services, Ukraine
Leeds City Council guidance on how to find your own home in Leeds, either social housing or privately rented. [All of this information is already on http://newtoleeds.org and the English Version was posted in October 2024] Available in Ukrainian and English. Further details available via Leeds Housing Options.
Standing Together in Hard Times: A Look at the Hardship Fund 2024–25
This winter, as the cost of living crisis deepened, the Leeds Hardship Fund has once again been a vital lifeline for some of the city’s most precarious residents—destitute asylum seekers with no recourse to public funds. Thanks to the shared effort of Leeds folks, we managed to provide £7,430 in small emergency payments to […]
Asylum Matters Y&H update 5.6.25 – advocacy, campaigns & resources
By Jon from LASSN on 6th June 2025 in Activism & Campaigning, Destitution & Housing, Jobs, Policy & Research
1. Advocacy and campaigning Initiatives Fight for Asylum Rights Webinar: Exposing the Criminalisation of Refugees – with Maddie Harris Join us this Tuesday 10th June 2025 at 2pm for a special Fight for Asylum Rights campaign webinar featuring Maddie Harris, Director and Founder of Humans for Rights Network. Maddie will share findings from their groundbreaking report exposing the […]
Job: Community Organiser, 35hrs/wk, £22.8k – ACORN
Salary: £22,932pa (Real Living Wage), rising to £23,182pa after probation Hours: 35 p/w Holiday allowance: 28 days plus bank holidays Location: Leeds, based at our office in Holbeck Qualifications: No formal qualifications are necessary. We’re primarily looking for applicants with a strong work ethic, good listening skills and the ability to motivate others. ACORN is […]
Job: Young Migrants Caseworker – 35 hrs/wk, £30k, PAFRAS – Deadline 16th June 2025
We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed casework to provide specialist support, advice and advocacy for young migrants experiencing, or at risk of, destitution in PAFRAS’s Young Migrants Matter service. PAFRAS is a small, grassroots charity that has been supporting people who have migrated to Leeds since 2002. We aim to end […]
Finding cheap or free furniture in Leeds – May 25
Furnishing a place can almost be as difficult as finding a place of your own Here’s a document produced by Conversation Club Leeds describing some options in English, Arabic, and Farsi. And here’s a slightly expanded version, presented as a Google Document. If you are signed in to Google, you can translate this into one […]