UK: Children and Families Seeking Asylum Face Dire Conditions

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A woman and her three children share a single room in their government-assigned temporary housing for families seeking asylum, east London, May 2022. © 2022 Michael Garcia Bochenek/Human Rights Watch Children and their families seeking asylum in the United Kingdom face inadequate living conditions in government-provided temporary housing, affecting their health, well-being, and education. The dire temporary conditions, often for a year or more instead of what the 19-day policy calls for, are the result of longstanding policy failings, wasted resources, and funding cuts.…

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