Living Ghosts

Government asylum policy causes people seeking sanctuary in the UK to become destitute. Denied the chance to work and receiving no benefits, they become Living Ghosts. Here, you can find out more about the issues, and download resources to help you and your church take action.

• Destitution Action Pack

  Ideas for campaigning and offering practical support to people seeking sanctuary.

• take the Endurance Challenge

  

  See if you can endure living as someone made destitute by the Government's policy for people seeking asylum.

• coping with destitution

  

  Read this 2011 Oxfam report, exploring how people seeking sanctuary deal with destitution.

• Still Human Still Here

  Find out more about the coalition of organisations campaigning on this issue.