Category: Cost of living crisis

How the soaring cost of living is impacting refugees and asylum seekers

Asylum seekers making their way to the European Union

How the soaring cost of living is impacting refugees and asylum seekers

Published by Mary Baines on November 24, 2022

People going through the asylum system in the UK receive just £5.80 a day from the government for basic necessities like food, medication and transport, and without the right to work, they’re some of the hardest-hit by the cost of living crisis.

Cost of living a ‘human rights crisis’ in the UK

British pounds sitting on top of a radiator

Cost of living a ‘human rights crisis’ in the UK

Published by Mary Baines on November 15, 2022

The cost of living is resulting in millions of people in the UK unable to access basic human rights like food, electricity and warmth, which could mean that the government is in violation of its international obligations, according to the charity Just Fair.