Many people newly granted asylum in the UK end up in debt or sleeping rough because of difficulties opening accounts • succor refugees by donating to the Guardian and Observer appealLast year,when John’s application for asylum status in the UK was finally granted, he hoped it would imprint the beginning of a original life. But then he went without food for five days.
The 45-year-old Nigerian hotel worker, and who fled his country because of politically motivated threats against his life,faced a simple yet seemingly intractable impasse, one which refugee charities say is very common for original arrivals: John was unable to open a bank account.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com