RST collates information from its grants statistics on an ongoing basis. This gives a clear insight into the causes of destitution and poverty among refugees and asylum seekers living in Scotland. For the most up-to-date information please contact us for our grant statistics.
This page contains research published by RST from its grants statistics and reports published by other organisations, some of which make use of our data.
RST Reports
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21 Months Later (February 2011) An update report on progress in tackling the destitution of refugees and asylum seekers since our 2009 report '21 Days Later'. Download 21 Months Later |
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Access to Education and Employment Grants (August 2010) A report evaluating the Refugee Survival Trusts 'Access to Employment and Education Grant' scheme, covering the period June 2009 - May 2010. Access to Education and Employment Grants [PDF 138.4Kb] |
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"21 Days Later" (January 2009) A report by the British Red Cross and Refugee Survival Trust is asking for simple changes to the asylum process to dramatically reduce the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland who find themselves needlessly destitute. Entitled "21 Days Later", the report finds that an average of £6,000-worth of grants are given to destitute refugees and asylum seekers every month in Scotland to help them pay for basic essentials, such as food, accommodation and clothing. Download the 21 Days Later PDF (3MB) |
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What's Going On? (April 2005) With support from the Oxfam UK poverty programme, RST launched its research into destitution of asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland in April 2005. The report shows that RST provided over 1000 grants between January 2000 and May 2004 to prevent the destitution and homelessness of people seeking asylum in Scotland. Of these grants, nearly half were for families with children, and a third for people with no fixed address. The research must be read by people in all organisations who work for asylum seekers and refugees: those who make and implement policy - including the Home Office, the Scottish Government and local authorities - and more broadly by all those concerned with the rights of people seeking asylum in the UK. Download What's Going On? Executive Summary |
Research by Other Organisations
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"I feel like as a woman I'm not welcome" (Jan 2012) Asylum Aid A gender analysis of UK asylum law, policy and practice. Download the report |
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Research briefing: Refugee Integration in Scotland -Briefing 1 (May 2011) Scottish Refugee Council An overview of the first stage in of the Scottish Refugee Council's three-year study on integration among refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland. Download the briefing |
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Coping with Destitution (February 2011) Oxfam "Coping with Destitution uncovers how the hundreds of thousands of refused asylum seekers currently living in the UK, with no access to legitimate means of securing a livelihood, survive on a day-to-day and longer-term basis. The strategies adopted by destitute asylum seekers have been analysed within a sustainable livelihoods framework, to ensure a systematic understanding of the different types of resources to which asylum seekers do - and do not - have access, and the impact this has on their lives." Download Coping with Destitution |
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Refugees Experiences and Views of Poverty in Scotland (October 2010) Scottish Poverty Information Unit The study, which focused on 12 refugees in Glasgow, revealed most struggled to find work even after being granted permission to stay in Scotland. Download the report |
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Still Destitute - A Worsening Problem for Refused Asylum Seekers (2009) Joseph Rowntree CharitableTrust In response to continuing concern over destitution of refused asylum seekers, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust conducted a survey of destitute clients to participating supporting agencies in Leeds over a four week period in April-May 2009. Download the Still Destitute Summary |
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Navigating the Maze - Refugee Routes to Housing, Support and Settlement in Scotland (April 2009) Heriot-Watt University Scottish Refugee Council (SRC) and Access Apna Ghar Housing Association (AAGHA) jointly commissioned Heriot Watt University and the Market Specialists to carry out this study investigating the housing experiences of refugees in Scotland. Download Navigating the Maze |
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Asylum Matters - Restoring Trust in the UK Asylum System (December 2008) The Centre for Social Justice A report by the Asylum and Destitution Working Group Download Asylum Matters |
