Not gone, but forgotten: The urgent need for a more humane asylum system
British Red Cross, 2010
Based on a survey of 101 refused asylum seekers using British Red Cross destitution support services, this report finds that 6 out of 10 respondents had been destitute for a year or more. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents said they were staying with friends, and 28 per cent reported sleeping rough at different stages of their destitution. Eighty-seven per cent of respondents reported often living on one meal a day. Twenty-four respondents said they had children. The report makes 4 key recommendations as follows: the adoption of the principle that destitution should not be an outcome of the asylum system; additional support for all destitute refused asylum seekers with dependent children; an end-to-end asylum support structure, including permission to work, until the applicant is either removed or granted leave to remain; and an entitlement to healthcare throughout the asylum process until removal or granted leave to remain.
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