The asylum seekers who survive on £10 a week
Written by David WhiteVery strong piece by Amelia Gentleman in the Guardian. Read it.
Comment from Ciara:
it’s awful.
and one thing that’s worth pointing out is that the Red Cross only supports them with a weekly £10 voucher for one year after their case is refused and they become desitute. Or at least that’s the case with the Red Cross destitution project in Manchester.
My friend Sofia, from Zimbabwe, was refused in February 2009 and all her support options have run out. http://www.ciaraleeming.co.uk/multimedia/born-free/
Discussion (2 Comments)
it’s awful.
and one thing that’s worth pointing out is that the Red Cross only supports them with a weekly £10 voucher for one year after their case is refused and they become desitute. Or at least that’s the case with the Red Cross destitution project in Manchester.
My friend Sofia, from Zimbabwe, was refused in February 2009 and all her support options have run out.
There’s a project that buys organises people into buying vouchers, so that asylum seekers can have money, instead of having to a) find a Tesco in an unfamiliar town b) get turned away at the checkout by cashiers who don’t know or maybe don’t care what these vouchers are c) be refused toiletries, soap, nappies, tampons at the shop or the cashier’s own discretion.
Small thing, but worth doing imho. Will dig out the info when I get home.