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Destitution 1100 Words You Need Week 21 Day 2

Destitution 1100 Words You Need Destitution 1100 Words You Need /ˌdɛstɪˈtʃuːʃn,ˌdɛstɪˈtjuːʃn/ (noun) extreme poverty, deprivation, lacking the necessary means of subsistence, penury, hardship, need, impoverishment, insolvency, privation, indigence, misery UK asylum policy has increasingly restricted asylum seekers‟ access to welfare support, both while their application is being processed and if they are refused. Over recent years, there have been growing concerns about the scale and impact of destitution among refused asylum seekers. It is estimated that 283,500 refused asylum seekers were living in the UK in 2005, and this number seems likely to have increased (NAO 2005). Existing evidence suggests ...

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