Travel Choices Report
Through the Travel Choices report, we aim to add further evidence and the voice of refugees to public debates about the use of free bus travel.
Tag: Refugee Survival Trust
The UK’s Responsibility to Refugees – a letter from our CEO
The situation in Afghanistan is heart breaking to witness. We also know that many people here in Scotland are living with fear and uncertainty for their loved ones who are still in Afghanistan. Scotland is a generous and welcoming place, and we have been heartened to see and receive many generous offers of help from Scottish people. Whilst we welcome the UK Government’s announcement to re-settle 5,000 Afghans…
10 Shows Not to Miss at the Edinburgh Fringe (2021)
After a long period of darkness for live events, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has returned to Scotland, with a programme packed with a mixture of in-person and online events. We’ve shortlisted the top ten shows to see for those of us interested in themes of migration, refuge, global community and…
RST Response to the UK Government’s New Plan for Immigration
Foreword Refugee Survival Trust (RST) has been supporting some of the most vulnerable people in society for 24 years. RST was created in response to the need to protect fundamental human rights aligned to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) 1950 and the 1951 Convention guaranteeing…
Church donates £5,000 to support pregnant women and new mothers seeking sanctuary
Like all people seeking asylum in the UK, pregnant women and new mothers are living on a very low income that makes regular bus use impossible. This can lead to isolation and can make it difficult to access vital support such as food banks and legal meetings about their asylum claim.
Statement from Refugee Survival Trust on Glasgow’s Imminent Lock Change Evictions
The Refugee Survival Trust (RST) is deeply disappointed by the recent Court of Appeals decision to allow the eviction of people seeking protection in Glasgow. This action, at this time of year, will make life even more unbearable for vulnerable, at-risk people.
Help us provide emergency grants to asylum seekers in Glasgow facing homelessness on the streets this winter
With the coldest winter in 30 years predicted in the UK this Christmas, we are deeply concerned for vulnerable women and men faced with impending lock-change evictions and homelessness on the streets of Glasgow this winter. Cath McGee, manager of our Destitute Asylum Seeker Service explains more in this short film.
Press release: Lock change evictions ruled lawful
A humanitarian catastrophe created by the UK Home Office and Serco, its former housing contractor, will force hundreds of vulnerable asylum seekers onto the streets of Glasgow, warns the Refugee Survival Trust.
