Refugee story

"While the government gives away billions to these companies people seeking asylum are left to live in accommodation that actively harms their health." (LINK)

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Result

• Refugee Action, a charity that campaigns for a fairer asylum system in the UK, has launched a 'Most Wanted' campaign, which exposes the companies that are profiting from the government's 'cruel' asylum system(123).
• The campaign reveals that the government paid three contractors — Serco, Mears and Clearsprings Ready Homes — £4 billion over 10 years to provide accommodation to people seeking asylum, and more than £8 million a day to provide contingency accommodation in hotels(12).
• The campaign also shows that these companies have increased their profits and dividends significantly, while providing substandard and unsafe accommodation to asylum seekers, resulting in fines, scandals and complaints(12).
• Refugee Action calls for a not-for-profit asylum system that invests in public services, recognises the rights and dignity of people seeking safety, ends detention and houses people in communities. It urges the government to take responsibility for asylum accommodation away from private companies and return it to local authorities(12).

The numbers indicate the sources and Bing's links are to new pages: 1. leftfootforward.org 2. ekklesia.co.uk 3. refugee-action.org.uk