Asylum seekers sent to where housing is cheapest

Since 2000, asylum seekers have been sent to temporary accommodation around the country in a “dispersal” policy which aims to spread the numbers out of London and the south east due to existing pressure on services in and around the … Continue reading →

You couldn’t make it up! (Part 3)

A private firm that houses asylum seekers will stop making them wear coloured wristbands after the policy was criticised. Asylum seekers housed by Clearsprings had been told to wear the wristbands at all times or they would not be fed. … Continue reading →

Reforming support for asylum seekers?

Please see attached the Home Office paper explaining the changes that the Government intends to make to the asylum support system under the Immigration Bill: Home Office paper on reforming asylum support Also we attach the Asylum Support Appeal Project’s … Continue reading →

You couldn’t make it up! (Parts 1 and 2)

Part 1 The Home Office has been forced to correct a spelling error in a press release about new English language tests for migrants. Language was spelled “langauge” in the original press release, put out on 21 January 2016. It … Continue reading →

New Research on Asylum Support Appeals

During the Public Bill Committee debate on the Immigration Bill 2015/16 on 5 November 2015, the Minister for Immigration stated: “many appeals are allowed…or remitted, because the appellant provides the necessary evidence of their eligibility at a later stage (than the … Continue reading →

Red Cross: Record Number of Asylum Seekers in UK Destitute

  A record number of asylum seekers in Britain are being left destitute, and planned legislation could plunge thousands more into poverty, the British Red Cross said on Wednesday. The charity said it had supported more than 9,000 refugees and … Continue reading →

Serco, G4S, and Clearel – Struggle with Asylum Contracts

At any one time the Home Office provides accommodation for around 23,000 destitute asylum seekers awaiting the outcome of their application to remain in the UK, although this number fluctuates as world events impact on the numbers seeking asylum. The … Continue reading →