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June 19, 2020
Inside lockdown: insights into the lives of young refugees during COVID-19
Sarah Temple-Smith is a children’s psychotherapist and manages Refugee Council’s My View project in London,…
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June 18, 2020
UNHCR reports highest ever number of forcibly displaced people worldwide
The UNHCR’s annual global trends report, published today, reveals the number of people forcibly displaced…
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June 15, 2020
Celebrating Refugee Week 2020
A quiz, stories and online events… Refugee Week is here and it is time to celebrate…
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June 8, 2020
Refugee Council says 26p daily increase to asylum support allowance is “deeply insulting” to people seeking asylum
Today, Minister for Immigration Compliance and the Courts Chris Philip announced a 26p daily increase (£1.85…
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June 4, 2020
Refugee Council’s training for professionals goes online
Refugee Council has years of experience running training courses designed to support service providers in their…
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June 4, 2020
Volunteers’ Week 2020
Volunteers’ Week is an opportunity for us to recognise the amazing contribution that volunteers make all…
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May 21, 2020
Number of people waiting more than six months for their asylum claim to be processed surges by 68%
Today sees the release of the latest statistics on asylum and protection for year ending…
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May 15, 2020
Refugee Council is currently procuring office space to run our therapeutic services in Cambridge, Peterborough, Stevenage and Colchester under a brand new AMIF-funded programme in the East of England
We are currently procuring office space to run our therapeutic services in Cambridge, Peterborough, Stevenage and…
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April 28, 2020
Domestic Abuse Bill risks being a ‘missed opportunity’ to support survivors with insecure immigration status
Today, the Domestic Abuse Bill returns to Parliament for its second reading, amidst calls from the…
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April 21, 2020
Home Office confirms newly-recognised refugees will continue to receive asylum support payments until their first Universal Credit payment arrives
The Home Office has responded to calls from the Refugee Council and others to extend…
