Stop asylum ‘accommodation centres’!
The recent announcement of a new asylum ‘accommodation centre’ on the site of a former RAF base in Linton-on-Ouse is part of the UK Government’s deeply concerning plans to...
New Joint Report: ‘In a place like prison’: voices from institutional asylum accommodation
Today, Asylum Matters alongside Action Foundation, Birmingham Community Hosting, Birmingham Refugee and Asylum Seekers Solidarity (BRASS), Life Seeker’s Aid Charity and Stories of Hope and Home are launching a...
#CloseTheBarracks Day of Action
On Friday 19th March, people across the UK took part in the #ClosetheBarracks day of action to demand that the Government allows people seeking asylum to be welcomed as...
New resources on full-board asylum accommodation
Today Asylum Matters launches a new guide to the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract (AASC) and what it says about full board and initial accommodation. The resources we have...
New joint report exposes fragility and failures of the asylum support and accommodation system
Forty-two refugee support organisations across the UK have today published a report based on evidence they provided to the National Audit Office during its investigation into the Home...
Launch of New AASC and AIRE Resources
Asylum Matters has launched a number of new resources focusing on the new asylum support and accommodation contracts. The Providers delivering these services to people in the asylum system...
120 Organisations Call for Action to Address Asylum Support Contract Failings
Asylum Matters has come together with more than 100 local and national organisations operating around the UK to support people in the asylum system to draw attention to the...
Resources for MPs for Westminster Hall Debate on Asylum Accommodation Contracts
A Westminster Hall Debate on the Asylum Accommodation Contracts will be held 2.30-4.00pm on Wednesday 10th October, secured by Alex Cunningham MP, Stockton North. Resources for MPs taking part: Asylum Matters...
Debate on Asylum Accommodation Contracts
In a matter of weeks, the Government will sign contracts determining asylum accommodation for the next 10 years. We believe that these have not addressed the protracted and persistent...