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.
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.
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.
Are you proud to live in a welcoming, multicultural Glasgow? We are recruiting 2 volunteers to help our Volunteer Engagement Officer to lead our Wee Welcome parent-toddler group.
The Refugee Survival Trust is calling for the immediate suspension of evictions by Serco, the Home Office housing provider. Reports that vulnerable migrants are having their locks changed are a cause of grave concern, particularly reports that evictions are being targeted at the most vulnerable migrants. Evicting migrants and making…
The Refugee Survival Trust wishes to commission an evaluation of the Destitute Asylum Seeker Service (DASS). The project ran for an initial cycle of just over 3 years (from October 2014 to August 2018) and has now been refunded for a further 3 years. The evaluation will focus on the…
Reposted with permission from An Lanntair – the centre for arts and creativity in Stornaway, Outer Hebrides. 19th June 2019 – This week Caroline McKoen, Fundraising Development Coordinator from The Refugee Survival Trust, tells us how the charity are working with musicians Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita to celebrate Refugee Festival Scotland which takes…
The Refugee Survival Trust is extremely concerned by Serco’s intention to evict hundreds of men and women from their accommodation in Glasgow. Serco is planning to evict people at a rate of up to 30 per week, in the full knowledge that there is insufficient alternative shelter or accommodation available…
