Asylum, Housing and homelessness
Homeless shelter at double capacity with no more room
A homeless shelter for destitute refugees will have to stop accepting new guests as it is running at double capacity.
Asylum seeker
Asylum
MP intervenes as disabled asylum-seeker faces ‘life-threatening’ destitution
A seriously ill and disabled asylum-seeker is facing destitution and potential homelessness after a Home Office decision to stop her support.
Asylum
Film tells asylum seeker stories of alleged G4S intimidation
A new film features testimony from asylum seekers alleging intimidation and bullying by employees of security giant G4S
Asylum, Human rights, Politics
Hundreds of vulnerable asylum seekers held despite doctors’ fears
Nearly 300 extremely vulnerable asylum seekers held in Dungavel by Home Office despite doctors expressing fears over their well-being.
Asylum, Health, Housing and homelessness
Poor housing for refugees causing ‘suffering and stress’
People seeking asylum are being bullied, evicted and suffering in poor quality accommodation, say groups submitting evidence to a Westminster inquiry.