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Why are people in asylum accommodation being moved into hotels?

Hundreds of people in Glasgow have been moved from their asylum accommodation into hotels during…

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Families stuck at home without food and internet

The reality of Covid-19 for families in the asylum system stuck at home without food…

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Covid-19: a safe and accessible asylum system is urgently needed

Our recommendations for a safe and accessible asylum system during and beyond Covid-19. Three weeks…

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How housing associations are supporting integration in Scottish communities

Our volunteer Rowan writes about the work of our integration team with housing association Glen…

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Supreme Court denies Ali vs Serco lock-change appeal

Asylum accommodation provider Serco has been trying to evict hundreds of people from their homes…

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Urgent call to ‘strengthen the safety net’

Today, along with refugee support agencies across the UK, we have written to the UK…

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Refugee Festival Scotland 2020 – Coronavirus update

We are sad to announce that this year’s Refugee Festival Scotland will not go ahead…

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Covid-19: No evictions for three months

The Home Office has confirmed that all evictions and terminations of asylum support have been…

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Covid-19: right to work

The UK Government must allow people in the asylum system to help fight Covid-19 pandemic,…

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Covid-19: stop evictions from asylum accommodation in the UK

Yesterday, alongside our partners in the #StopLockChangeEvictions coalition, we sent a letter to Mears, Serco…

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A letter from Sabir

A letter from our CEO Sabir Zazai in response to Covid-19 – what Scottish Refugee…

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Changes to the asylum process and resettlement during Covid-19.

As a result of the current public health crisis, daily changes are being made to…

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Important service update

To help protect the health of everyone in our community we are temporarily changing the…

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Joint letter : policy recommendations to protect destitute people during Covid-19.

We joined over 60 organisations across the UK in writing to the Prime Minister with…

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Ensuring safety and rights of our communities during Covid-19

Like everyone else we are trying our best to come to terms with the situation…

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Community focus | Pachedu

  Communities play a huge role in welcoming and supporting New Scots in Scotland. We…

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