Our quarterly newsletter to bring updates on our destitution
work with figures, emerging trends, articles and individual stories.
PAIH DESTITUTION SERVICE - AN OVERVIEW
Since January 2004, Positive Action in Housing's destitution service has assistedhundreds ofasylum
seekers who have been made destitute after the refusal of their initial
asylum claim. While asylum seekers remain forbidden to work to support
themselves all support from the Home Office is withdrawn and they are
evicted from their homes. This includes very vulnerable people:
pregnant women, the elderly and children.
With our support most of our
clients continue to fight for justice and eventually access Section 4
support. In the meantime they are without any support for weeks or
months. Since January 2008, 48 individuals from 18 different countries
approached our services for help. 23 individualswere at risk of rough sleeping and needed us to provide accommodation until Section 4 accommodation was made available to them.