Further letter to the Prime Minister
On 8th July, as covered in The Guardian, over 300 organisations and 500 individuals on the frontline of providing support to people seeking asylum within our communities, wrote to...
Follow-up Letter to the Prime Minister
Six weeks after over 800 organisations and individuals supporting people seeking asylum in our communities wrote to the Prime Minister with a blueprint for a compassionate refugee protection system,...
Closure of Bibby Stockholm barge announced
Asylum Matters welcomes the news announced by the Home Office on Tuesday that the use of the ‘prison-like’ Bibby Stockholm barge to house people seeking asylum will not be...
Asylum Matters recruitment: Head of Campaigns, Campaigns & Media Manager, Admin & Finance Officer
We’re recruiting for three posts: Head of Campaigns Asylum Matters is looking for a dynamic leader Location: Home-based or hybrid working arrangements from anywhere in the UK Hours: Full Time...
Refugee Week Guest Blog: Our Home
Dr. Martha Ako, a trustee of Swansea Asylum Seekers’ Support and a management committee member of Swansea City of Sanctuary, has shared a guest blog outlining what the theme...
Next government must give people seeking asylum the right to work
The Lift the Ban campaign – a coalition of more than 300 businesses, recruiters, trade unions, faith groups, economists and charities – has called on the next Government to...
New parliamentary report strengthens the case for #CommunitiesNotCamps
The House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have today published a report that challenges the Home Office over the lasting harm and financial cost of ‘institutional’ asylum accommodation...
New Joint Briefing for Local Authorities on the Illegal Migration Act
When fully implemented, the Illegal Migration Act 2023 will introduce the most sweeping changes to the UK’s asylum system in decades, and will have far-reaching implications for frontline service providers...
New #CommunitiesNotCamps Resources – Jan 2024
As we enter a General Election year in 2024, calling on decision-makers to ensure that people seeking asylum are housed in communities, not camps, barracks and barges, is more...
Advocacy update – 29 November 2023
Our fortnightly summary of advocacy and campaigning initiatives, new research, government developments and useful resources from across the asylum, refugee and migration sector. Contact us if you’d like to get this...