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Worsening asylum wait times combined with work ban creating a perfect storm for extreme poverty and homelessness

Longer asylum wait times and Government policy that bans employment is leaving people seeking asylum vulnerable to extreme poverty and homelessness, Refugee Action has warned.…

Refugee ActionFebruary 27, 2020

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Immigration statistics show more people waiting over six months for an asylum decision

Refugee Action has responded to the latest immigration figures, which show 58% of people awaiting an initial decision on their claim had waited more than…

Refugee ActionNovember 28, 2019

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Joint letter to the Government: crisis in asylum support

Refugee Action has joined with more than 100 other organisations in a letter to Victoria Atkins MP, to set out our strong concerns about the…

Refugee ActionNovember 5, 2019

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Refugee Action response to the tragedy in Grays

Thirty-nine people have been found dead in lorry container in Grays, Essex. Stephen Hale, Chief Executive at Refugee Action, said: “Though we don’t yet know…

Refugee ActionOctober 23, 2019

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Two thirds of business leaders say people seeking asylum should have the right to work

Two thirds (67%) of business leaders agree that the Government should lift the ban which blocks people seeking asylum from working, with a majority (64%)…

Refugee ActionSeptember 16, 2019

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Worsening asylum wait times combined with work ban creating a perfect storm for extreme poverty and homelessness

Immigration statistics show more people waiting over six months for an asylum decision

Joint letter to the Government: crisis in asylum support

Refugee Action response to the tragedy in Grays

Two thirds of business leaders say people seeking asylum should have the right to work

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