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Asylum seeker
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Increase allowance for asylum seekers, charities tell UK government
A charity in Glasgow that counsels torture survivors is among 60 organisations who have written to the UK government calling
Ruling allowing Serco to evict asylum seekers sets ‘dangerous precedent’
Campaigners are warning that a “dangerous precedent” has been set by a “brutal” ruling from Scotland’s highest court that
Serco staff ‘routinely’ walk into asylum seekers’ homes without warning, claims charity
The multinational firm, Serco, has been accused of making asylum seekers feel unsafe by regularly walking into their homes using
Asylum seekers in Scotland deprived of health care
Destitute asylum seekers in Scotland are not getting proper healthcare because the UK government denies them recourse to public funds,
Serco loses contract to house asylum seekers in Scotland
Multinational provider Serco has lost a contract worth tens of millions a year to house asylum seekers in Scotland. The
Destitute refugee family win right to rebuild their lives
A couple with two young children, who were facing street homelessness in Scotland after being destitute for almost a decade,
Home Office wrong to send asylum seeker back to Ethiopia, rules judge
A leading Scottish judge has found the Home Office guilty of making a serious blunder by unlawfully returning an Ethiopian
Homeless shelter at double capacity with no more room
A homeless shelter for destitute refugees in Glasgow can no longer support the growing number of homeless EU nationals in
MP intervenes as disabled asylum-seeker faces ‘life-threatening’ destitution
A seriously ill and disabled asylum-seeker is facing destitution and potential homelessness after the Home Office took the decision to
Film tells asylum seeker stories of alleged G4S intimidation
A new film The Asylum Market features testimony from asylum seekers, including a victim of human trafficking, alleging intimidation and
Hundreds of vulnerable asylum seekers held despite doctors’ fears
Nearly 300 vulnerable asylum seekers held in Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre were refused release over a four-year period despite doctors
Poor housing for refugees causing ‘suffering and stress’
Refugees are suffering bullying, evictions and poor accommodation from a private company paid millions to house them, according to evidence