Nationality and Borders Bill Update from Jubilee+
Jubilee+ has updated its guidance on the Nationality and Borders Bill. It is specifically designed to help Christians pray and take action so that the end result is a fairer and more humane asylum system.
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Asylum Policy Asylum System Channel Crossings Children Church and Asylum Destitution Detention Family Homelessness Migration Legal Prayer Resettlement
December
03
2021
Author
Dave Smith
NACCOM launches its annual Impact Report
NACCOM, the No Accommodation Network of organisations providing accommodation for destitute asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants, has published its Impact Report for 2020-21. Despite the Covid pandemic, it shows that the membership […]
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Destitution Homelessness
November
29
2021
Author
Dave Smith
Migrants' Rights Network publishes report on Highly Skilled Migrants left destitute in UK.
MRN are working with over 65 highly skilled migrants whose Indefinite Leave to Remain decisions continue to be delayed or denied. The Home Office’s decisions have left many individuals and their families destitute and struggling […]
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Destitution Immigration Migration Legal
January
15
2021
Author
Migrants' Rights Network
Part-Time Temporary PR and Comms post in Swansea.
SASS (Swansea Asylum Seeker Support) is looking to recruit a fixed-term Pr and Comms Coordinator from January to March 2021.
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Homelessness Destitution
December
18
2020
Author
Dave Smith
Faith Leaders and NGOs urge Government not to evict Asylum Seekers
Refugee organisations and faith leaders have written to the government to urge them to reverse the decision of the Home Office to evict refused asylum seekers onto the streets in the middle of a pandemic.
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Asylum System Destitution Detention Health Homelessness
October
08
2020
Author
Dave Smith
DWP Select Committee recommends Suspension of NRPF
The government Select Committee for the Department of Work and Pensions has recommended that No Recourse to Public Funds restrictions should be suspended while the Covid-19 pandemic lasts.
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Destitution Asylum System
June
29
2020
Author
Dave Smith
Women for Refugee Women launch harrowing Report on Destitution in the UK
Women for Refugee Women have published "Will I Ever Be Safe?", a report exploring the experiences of 106 destitute asylum-seeking women who have struggled to survive in the UK.
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Destitution Homelessness Health Women
February
22
2020
Author
Dave Smith
The British Red Cross has published a new report on the costs of refugee destitution
The report, written by the LSE on behalf of the British Red Cross,estimates that extending the move-on period from 28 to 56 days could result in annual benefits of between £4 million and £7 million to the UK
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Destitution Homelessness Asylum System
February
22
2020
Author
Dave Smith
New Report Stresses Benefits of Hosting Vulnerable Women
Host housing schemes can be a positive option for some women but must be more women-focused and where appropriate offer women-only hosting, finds a report published recently by Commonweal Housing.
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Women Destitution Homelessness
January
31
2020
Author
Dave Smith
New Report highlights Systemic Failings in the Immigration Bail system
The Bail Observation Project have released a new report, based on 12 law students watching 55 bail hearings at Taylor House over six months.
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Detention Asylum System Homelessness Destitution
October
22
2019
Author
Dave Smith
New Report Highlights Failings in Accessing Section 4 Support
This week saw the launch of a new report by NACCOM and Refugee Action looking into lengthy Home Office delays in delivering asylum support to those who are destitute and have been refused asylum.
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Asylum System Destitution Health Family Homelessness
September
06
2019
Author
Dave Smith
New Asylum Statistics Released
The Home Office has released asylum statistics for the period from April to June 2019. They show a significant rise in positive decisions but also a sharp rise in people waiting more than six months for a decision.
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Asylum System Legal Destitution
September
03
2019
Author
Dave Smith
Lift The Ban coalition announces Social Media Action.
In order to ensure that the right to work for people seeking asylum remains high on the agenda of the new Home Secretary as it was for her predecessor, the Lift the Ban coalition has launched a social media action which all supporters […]
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Asylum System Destitution Integration
August
08
2019
Author
Dave Smith
NACCOM launches new report into Refugee Homelessness
NACCOM, the No Accommodation Network has launched follow-up report to 'Mind The Gap', showing how newly granted refugees are still being made homeless after moving on from asylum accommodation.
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Asylum System Destitution Homelessness Integration
June
20
2019
Author
Dave Smith
Praxis publishes new Impact Report
Praxis Community Projects in East London has just released its 2018 Impact Report, which shows the difference the organisation is making to vulnerable migrants in London.
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Immigration Asylum System Destitution Family Health Homelessness Integration
April
11
2019
Author
Dave Smith
Sanctus in Stoke is looking for a new Chair for its Board
Sanctus in Stoke-on-Trent provides support for refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK. It is looking for new Chair for its Board with senior experience in the charity sector who is passionate about refugees and asylum seekers.
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Church and Asylum Integration Homelessness Destitution Family Health
April
11
2019
Author
Dave Smith
New Destitution Report launched in Scotland
A new report on destitution among asylum seekers in Scotland entitled 'From Pillar to Post' has been launched.
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Destitution Homelessness
April
11
2019
Author
Andrea Vukovic (Asylum Matters)
Red Cross publishes new Move-On Report
The British Red Cross has published a follow-up report to its original report in 2014 on the move-on period for new refugees. In brief, little has changed.
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Asylum System Destitution Homelessness Integration
December
06
2018
Author
Dave Smith
European Asylum Conference declaration
150 asylum experts from churches and civil society last week issued a declaration calling on an end to the EU asylum regime of hotspots and the establishment of ways of safe passage into Europe.
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Europe Destitution Health
November
13
2018
Author
Alan Meban, Focus on Refugees
New Briefing on Healthcare Charges
What are Asylum Seekers and other Immigrants entitled to? What do they have to pay for? This briefing from Asylum Matters gives you the answers.
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Asylum System Health Destitution
August
23
2018
Author
Dave Smith
JPIT calls for an end to the 'Hostile Environment'.
In a report published at the end of June, a group of churches called the hostile environment "inhumane and discriminatory", encouraging “suspicion and distrust”.
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Asylum System Church and Asylum Destitution
June
29
2018
Author
Dave Smith
NACCOM Conference date and venue announced
Tickets are now on sale for the Annual Conference in September of NACCOM, the No Accommodation Network, whose members provide accommodation for destitute asylum seekers and refugees.
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Destitution Asylum System
May
30
2018
Author
Dave Smith
JRS launches new report on Refugee Destitution in London
The Jesuit Refugee Service has launched a comprehensive report called 'Out in the Cold' on the homelessness and destitution experienced by those using its services in London.
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Destitution Asylum System Health
January
26
2018
Author
Jesuit Refugee Service
Uk Asylum Rates increased - by 80p a week
The weekly support allowance for asylum seekers in the UK has been increased by 80p a week to £37.75.
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Destitution Health Asylum System
January
23
2018
Author
Dave Smith
Guardian and Observer charity appeal raises more than £1.5m
The 2017 Guardian and Observer Christmas charity appeal raised more than £1.5m for three homeless charities. One of them is NACCOM, the No Accommodation Network that supports organisations that accommodate destitute asylum seekers.
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Destitution
January
14
2018
Author
Dave Smith
Toolkit launched to support hosting schemes across the UK
In response to rising levels of migrant destitution and increasing public support for refugees facing homelessness, NACCOM and Homeless Link have launched the sector’s first ‘Hosting Toolkit’, a how-to guide for organisations […]
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Destitution
September
03
2017
Author
Dave Smith
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