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The government are weeks away from signing contracts that determine asylum accommodation and support for the next 10 years, but…
Posts Categorized: Asylum matters
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“Lift the Ban” – how you can help the campaign for the right to work
Refugee Action and Asylum Matters are leading a coalition of NGOs planning a campaign asking for the ban on work…
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Windrush Lessons Learned Review – Call for Evidence
The Home Secretary commissioned a lessons learned review into the events leading up to Windrush “to make sure crucial lessons were identified and learned as quickly as possible, to prevent something like this happening again.” The review is internal, with independent oversight provided by an Independent Adviser to the review, Wendy Williams.…
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Home Office Review of Section 95 and Section 4 Support Levels
Responses to review accepted to 31st of August
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New Report from Refugee Action on Access to Justice in the Asylum System
Refugee Action have produced a new campaign briefing on the impact of cuts to legal aid on justice in the…
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#StandUpForAsylum – Take Action Now
Thank you to our partner Refugee Action for their additional #StandUpForAsylum content in relation to their campaign push on reforming…
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Template for Local Groups’ Response to Government’s Integrated Communities Green Paper
Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper
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Waiting in the Dark: Refugee Action Report on Asylum Decision-Making
Refugee Action has just launched a report, Waiting in the dark: how the asylum system dehumanises, disempowers and damages, as part…
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Sajid Javid: Create a welcoming environment don’t wreck people’s lives
By Forward Maisokwadzo, National Media & Communications Officer
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Local elections in England are taking place on Thursday 3rd May 2018. Make sure your candidates are ready to champion the rights of people seeking sanctuary!
Asylum Matters have produced a short document to help supporters ensure their candidates are ready to champion the rights of people seeking sanctuary.
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Asylum Matters is seeking a Campaigns Project Manager for Yorkshire and Humberside
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Recruitment: Asylum Matters Seeking Advisory Group Member
Asylum Matters is looking for up to three new members to join our Advisory Group and help inform the strategic direction of the project and our advocacy and campaigning work. As a project aimed at facilitating partnerships and joint campaigning action at local and national levels, we are particularly interested…
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Impact of Health Charges – Time for More Sanctuary Health Streams?
The health charging regulations as part of the Home Office "Hostile Environment" Policy is having a huge impact on some migrant groups and refused asylum seekers including pregnant women, children and destitute people with chronic illnesses such as diabetes and asthma. The policy is inhumane, threatens public health and may…
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Refugee Family Reunion: Oxfam & Refugee Council Report and Campaign Action Ahead of Second Reading of Refugee Family Reunion Bill
The Refugee Council, British Red Cross, Amnesty International and others are campaigning to change the UK’s restrictive rules on refugee family reunion. Currently, family reunion for adult refugees is limited to their partner and children under the age of 18. For child refugees, there is no right to bring any family members to the…
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Initial Accommodation in Derby – Example of a Self-Catering Model
Laverstoke Court in Derby will be opening in mid-January as an Initial Accommodation Centre for up to 225 asylum-seekers. Urban Housing Services, acting on behalf of G4S, will be running the site and recruitment is underway to staff the centre. It will be self-catering with residents receiving £35 per week on an ASPEN card to…
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“Post Grant Appointment Service” to Facilitate ‘Move-On’ of New Refugees
The Home Office and Department for Work and Pensions had come together in December 2016 to roll out an assisted service to support new refugees to transition from asylum support to mainstream benefits. This was known as the ‘Warm Handover’ Service and was piloted in the North East and Yorkshire…