“For years, JRS UK have supported people made destitute by the asylum system – and we see the crushing impact destitution has on them. This new report shares their stories, and the reality it reveals is horrifying. People who sought safety here are plunged into homelessness and danger, left vulnerable to exploitation, abuse, and life-threatening illness. This is not new. Some people we work with have lived like this for decades, as an intentional consequence of successive governments’ policies. This must, finally stop. The government has an opportunity to take a new approach. It must now end the Hostile Environment and enforced destitution.”
Sarah Teather, Director
Destitute and in Danger, JRS UK’s new report, examines the experiences of homelessness among people refused asylum in London in the context of the cost-of-living crisis and following the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us for our webinar on Wednesday 18th September 5pm where people with lived experience of asylum destitution and JRS UK staff will present the findings of the report.
