Vulnerable people seeking sanctuary in the UK are being left homeless and hungry, according to new research released by Refugee Action. Their findings show that many are being wrongly denied support or are suffering long delays to get the support they are entitled to. It’s unacceptable that paperwork delays and poor decision-making should have such […]
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Asylum Matters – looking for case studies – Deadline 2nd June
WYDAN members have discussed how some asylum seekers are being given eviction letters (from Urban House) because they are believed to have assets/money that they must spend before they can access support. It appears that the rules around the retention of cash are not being made clear in the asylum screening process in London, and […]
Update from Asylum Matters – Q1 2017 Stats, Destitute Pregnant Women, Destitution in Scotland, Manifestos
Shamelessly ripping off Andrea’s work Q1 2017 Asylum Stats The immigration statistics for January to March 2017 have been released today. Key asylum figures are below and you can find the data tables here. Applications: In Q1 (2017), there were 6,516 asylum applications, compared with 7,419 in Q4 (2016). Decisions: There were 5,953 initial decisions in Q1 […]
Funding your destitution project – 1 day conference from NACCOM Thursday April 6th
On April 6th, NACCOM will be running a ‘Funding Your Project’ conference. Taking place at the St George’s Conference Centre in Leeds, this one-day event is designed for organisations working with destitute migrants who want to make the most of their existing income streams, or develop new ones. Tickets are priced at £15 for member representatives […]
ASAP stats and Training on Destitution
ASAP stats and training on destitution The latest quarterly statistics and analysis from the Asylum Support Appeals Project (ASAP) duty scheme covering July to September show that the Home Office is still getting the majority of support decisions wrong. To see the full report go to: http://www.asaproject.org/uploads/2016-2017_Q2_monitoring_update.pdf ASAP is also running a free webinar training […]
Links to Leeds City Council Executive and Scrutiny Reports on Migration between September 2015 and October 2016
An excellent digest of Leeds City Council papers relating to Migration and Destitution over the last year, compiled by Fahreen Syeda Migration and Refugee Update Leeds Position – Sept/Oct 2015 Item 7 of the papers in the link below, called Migration and Refugee Update Leeds Position, is the October Scrutiny report, which includes the September […]
Leeds Migration Partnership- Notes from Destitution Task Group
A Task Group met in June 2016 to discuss levels of destitution in Leeds, especially amongst those with no recourse to public funds. Here are the notes from the first meeting. If you are interested in participating in this group please contact [email protected]