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Charities urge Scottish government to set up peer support network for asylum seekers
The Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh
CHARITIES have urged the Scottish government to set up a peer support network for asylum-seekers facing destitution.
The British Red Cross and the Refugee Survival Trust published a report today on preventing the most extreme poverty for those seeking asylum in Britain.
Asylum-seekers, the report said, often suffer the worst poverty in the first six months of their time in Britain due to language issues, delays to support and being moved repeatedly between accommodations.
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