Changes to the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act in January cut all benefits to adults failing to claim asylum immediately on arrival in the UK, and represent a "brutal piece of policy", according to youth project coordinator Richard Payne, whose Scottish Refugee Council Youth Project helped the Somali girl in her time of need.
Despite tabloid reports to the conrary, the life of an asylum seeker is not easy. Having paid between 2,000 and 5,000 to escape human rights abuses, imprisonment or forced conscription, entering the UK can be confusing and frightening. Particularly if you feel the entire nation has a grudge against you.
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