According to the study conducted by the Asylum Support Partnership, a coalition of refugee charities, nearly half of visits to refugee charities are from those who are destitute. The report claims that 250 destitute families with children visited charities in the last year.
The Second Destitution Tally report examined the extent of destitution among asylum seekers, refused asylum seekers, and refugees.
Donna Covey, chair of the Asylum Support Partnership and chief executive of the Refugee Council, said: "The system needs a radical overhaul with new, sustainable solutions for those who are unable to go home, and options including permission to work. It also needs to urgently address the administrative failures that result in people who are entitled to support not receiving it."
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