No Return, No Asylum: Destitution as a way of life?

Earlier this year, Destitution Concern Bradford commissioned Dr John Lever to examine the concerns of agencies working on the ground in Bradford that significant numbers of refused asylum seekers are destitute. A survey recorded the visits of destitute asylum seekers to seven support agencies in Bradford over a five-week period in June and July 2012. The findings were augmented by interviews with agency staff and destitute asylum seekers in Bradford during July and August.

The research builds on an existing body of research in a number of UK cities, providing important new evidence about the length of time individuals, families and children are experiencing destitution