
Asylum Matters is a charity that works in partnership locally and nationally to improve the lives of refugees and people seeking asylum through social and political change. By mobilising and coordinating local, regional and national advocacy work, we aim to increase the impact of campaigns to secure improvements to asylum policy and practice.
We are based in the North West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber, North East and Wales, as well as London, but we work with partners across the whole of the UK. Learn more about us, how we work with partners and how you can get involved.

Two more people killed in the Channel: We do not know their names, but we know they deserved better
On Thursday, authorities reported the second death in two days of a person trying to seek asylum in the UK, forced to cross the Channel

Advocacy Update 6th March 2025
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Advocacy Update 20th February 2025
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Minister’s response to joint letter on Syrian asylum claims
On 13 December over 730 organisations and individuals on the frontline of providing support to people seeking asylum in our communities across the UK, wrote