Friday, June 30, 2006

Shaming destitution : NASS section 4 support for failed asylum seekers who are temporarily unable to leave the UK / Citizens Advice, June 2006

http://www.ncadc.org.uk/newszine71/cab.html
Richard Dunstan
"Since 2003 there has been a 15-fold increase in the number of failed asylum seekers in receipt of so-called section 4 support, on the basis that they are temporarily unable to leave the UK for reasons beyond their control. The Home Office's National Asylum Support Service (NASS) failed to respond adequately to this increase and, during 2005, delay and error in the processing of applications and the delivery of support became commonplace. This resulted innumerous cases of avoidable and shaming destitution."