Category: Our evidence

MYTH #1: “ASYLUM SEEKERS GET OVERLY GENEROUS HANDOUTS” REALITY: People seeking asylum are living on £37.75 a week: half of Jobseeker’s Allowance and far below the national poverty line.[1] A mother with one child gets £74 a week which is 47% less than a mother with a child who receives Income Support. The government assessment … Continue reading Myth Buster on Asylum and Immigration

The British government’s deliberate policy of destitution forces asylum-seeking women into extremely precarious and often dangerous living situations; exposing them to exploitation and violence. Here, women speak about their experiences of destitution in the UK. Melissa I’ve been destitute, when I was in Cardiff, in 2010. Life is like a darkness in you. When my … Continue reading Struggling to survive destitution: women’s testimony