Destitution inquiry

Two years after JRCT first published data on destitution amongst asylum seekers in Leeds, to support an independent Inquiry, the Trust has published the findings from a third survey in the city.

The report, 'Still Destitute' by Hannah Lewis, along with a two-page summary, can be downloaded from this page. Printed copies are available free from the JRCT office.

JRCT Trustees are troubled to see that numbers remain unacceptably high; and that families with children and vulnerable adults are living in Britain without being able to undertake paid employment, or access benefits. The strain put on local voluntary and statutory agencies, combined with levels of anger and frustration amongst people living destitute for many years, is a real cause for concern.