BBO is having a significant impact on individual lives, supporting people to increase their confidence, independence and achieve their employment aspirations.
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Posted 11.03.2020
Women for Refugee Women and regional partners publish their new report, Will I ever be safe? Asylum-seeking women made destitute in the UK. The report explores the experiences of 106 destitute asylum-seeking women who have struggled to survive in the UK, making it the largest piece of research on the topic.
Asylum-seeking women are being made homeless, hungry and vulnerable to abuse in the UK:
These women have already experienced abuse and violence in their countries of origin:
Most of the women in the survey were made destitute after their asylum claim was refused, but then they were unable to return to their countries of origin due to their fears of further persecution. Some women were made destitute after getting leave to remain, due to the challenges of moving on to mainstream benefits.
BBO is having a significant impact on individual lives, supporting people to increase their confidence, independence and achieve their employment aspirations.
See what our participants have to say in these case studies …