But despite being displaced in unfamiliar surroundings, the people we've worked with have shown us time and again that they have the tenacity and ambition to start a new life in the UK. Below are stories from people who we have had the pleasure of working with and have since settled and rebuilt their lives here in the UK - or forged a ...
Covid-19 compounded existing problems in the UK's asylum system leading to lengthy delays and disruption in essential services for young unaccompanied asylum seekers, finds a study co-coordinated by a UCL researcher. ... Because of these lengthy case backlogs, government and legal services are overstretched, leaving young asylum-seekers more ...
Workstreams, tools and case studies by the Home Office Asylum ...
October 2024. Version 0.1. About this document. This document provides an overview of the workstreams, resources and case studies developed or endorsed by the Home Office Asylum Mental Health and ...
Case Study: A's Story
A was forced to flee Sudan as his life was at risk, leaving behind his pregnant wife and young child. Staying in regular contact with his family during his difficult journey was hard, and he was moving from place-to-place seeking safety for almost two years. However, once A arrived in the UK he was able to be in contact with his family more regularly as having a mobile phone was easier. He ...
Experiences of asylum seekers and refugees in the UK
From homelessness to "huge bonds": housing experiences of asylum seekers. When discussing their experiences of housing as asylum seekers, displacement is a common theme. One young woman discusses how her sister remembers all of the 12 addresses that the family have lived at during their time in the UK.
Asylum and refugee resettlement in the UK
Asylum seekers are, however, permitted to study while awaiting a decision on their asylum claim. Dispersal Since 2000, the UK has operated a policy of dispersal across the UK of asylum applicants who require accommodation, to prevent the London and the South East being overburdened.
Access to primary health care for asylum seekers and refugees: a
Background Asylum seekers and refugees (ASR) face difficulty accessing health care in host countries. In 2017, NHS charges for overseas visitors were extended to include some community care for refused asylum seekers. There is growing concern that this will increase access difficulties, but no recent research has documented the lived experiences of ASR accessing UK primary health care. Aim To ...
'It's a difficult situation to be an asylum seeker in the UK. It's not
Participants in this study were asylum seekers or refugees who had been residing in Wales for at last 6 months whilst claiming asylum. The social support networks of these participants supplemented the shortfalls between welfare provided and personal needs and were made up of friends, local people and third sector organisations.
Poor housing conditions contributes to asylum seekers ...
Through case studies of asylum seekers' experiences living in Halifax and Doncaster, two 'dispersal' towns providing asylum housing, IOE researchers Professor Mette Louise Berg and Dr Eve Dickson (UCL Social Research Institute), identified that the current policies of the UK asylum system are leading to marginalisation in the communities in which they're placed, and division from ...
Beyond the 'refugee crisis': How the UK news media represent asylum
One study analysed three weeks of UK newspaper coverage of asylum seekers and found that, of a total 249 sources, only 17 were asylum seekers (International Policy Institute, 2004). Another study, looking at the height of the 2015 crisis (July to November) found that refugee voices were only 16.6% of the sample of eight European newspapers ...
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But despite being displaced in unfamiliar surroundings, the people we've worked with have shown us time and again that they have the tenacity and ambition to start a new life in the UK. Below are stories from people who we have had the pleasure of working with and have since settled and rebuilt their lives here in the UK - or forged a ...
Covid-19 compounded existing problems in the UK's asylum system leading to lengthy delays and disruption in essential services for young unaccompanied asylum seekers, finds a study co-coordinated by a UCL researcher. ... Because of these lengthy case backlogs, government and legal services are overstretched, leaving young asylum-seekers more ...
October 2024. Version 0.1. About this document. This document provides an overview of the workstreams, resources and case studies developed or endorsed by the Home Office Asylum Mental Health and ...
A was forced to flee Sudan as his life was at risk, leaving behind his pregnant wife and young child. Staying in regular contact with his family during his difficult journey was hard, and he was moving from place-to-place seeking safety for almost two years. However, once A arrived in the UK he was able to be in contact with his family more regularly as having a mobile phone was easier. He ...
From homelessness to "huge bonds": housing experiences of asylum seekers. When discussing their experiences of housing as asylum seekers, displacement is a common theme. One young woman discusses how her sister remembers all of the 12 addresses that the family have lived at during their time in the UK.
Asylum seekers are, however, permitted to study while awaiting a decision on their asylum claim. Dispersal Since 2000, the UK has operated a policy of dispersal across the UK of asylum applicants who require accommodation, to prevent the London and the South East being overburdened.
Background Asylum seekers and refugees (ASR) face difficulty accessing health care in host countries. In 2017, NHS charges for overseas visitors were extended to include some community care for refused asylum seekers. There is growing concern that this will increase access difficulties, but no recent research has documented the lived experiences of ASR accessing UK primary health care. Aim To ...
Participants in this study were asylum seekers or refugees who had been residing in Wales for at last 6 months whilst claiming asylum. The social support networks of these participants supplemented the shortfalls between welfare provided and personal needs and were made up of friends, local people and third sector organisations.
Through case studies of asylum seekers' experiences living in Halifax and Doncaster, two 'dispersal' towns providing asylum housing, IOE researchers Professor Mette Louise Berg and Dr Eve Dickson (UCL Social Research Institute), identified that the current policies of the UK asylum system are leading to marginalisation in the communities in which they're placed, and division from ...
One study analysed three weeks of UK newspaper coverage of asylum seekers and found that, of a total 249 sources, only 17 were asylum seekers (International Policy Institute, 2004). Another study, looking at the height of the 2015 crisis (July to November) found that refugee voices were only 16.6% of the sample of eight European newspapers ...