Reports documenting issues of access around health care for refugees and asylum seekers
Further Information
Destitution amongst refugees and asylum seekers in the UKhe destitution amongst refugees and asylum seekers in the UK briefing
was commisioned by Paul Hamlyn Foundation and prepared by Gareth Morrell and Sophie Wainwright at ICAR. Last updated 7 December 2006. 16/07/2007
Down and Out in London: The road to destitution for rejected asylum seekersAmnesty International has criticised the UK government's policy on rejected asylum seekers, which is forcing thousands into abject poverty. Amnesty believes that rejected asylum seekers are made destitute to force them to go home.16/07/2007
A Report of Destitution in the Asylum System in Leicester,Leicester Asylum Seekers and Refugees Voluntary Sector Forum surveyed 168 destitute asylum seekers between January 17th and February 18th 2005, and found that one in five had slept rough. Forty-one per cent were highly vulnerable and had poor health and personal circumstances.16/07/2007
Project: London Report: Helping Londoners Get Health CareA report released by Médecins du Monde UK, endorsed by Ken Livingstone and Neil Gerrard, MP, found that measures imposed to stop so-called health tourism are actually preventing vulnerable people living in the UK, including pregnant women, from accessing vital treatment. 16/07/2007
