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Migrant Families Under
Pressure
Jon Beech, Director
Leeds Asylum Seekers’Support Network
www.lassn.org.uk
jon@lassn.org.uk
Session outline
Introduction
Who are we talking about?
Who are refugees & asylum seekers?
What’s important about the differences?
Reasons for coming to the UK
Difficulties people face when they get here
Difficulties families face
How might this affect your practice?
Case Studies
Session outcomes
You’ll better understand
• the differences between asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants
• some of the reasons why people seek refuge in the UK
• some of the difficulties asylum seekers and refugees face in the UK
• how you can make things easier, by the way you act
• where to go for more information about the law and the help
refugees and asylum seekers can get
• how difficult situations can be even more stressful for people seeking
asylum and refuge
Who are we
talking
about?
Migrant
What are the other
words do you associate
with these names?
These
associations
are generally
not positive
“Bogus…asylum seeker
Illegal… immigrant
Undocumented… migrants
Welfare…. Tourist”
Influx… rising tide… deluge…
swamped… waves…
Who do we
mean by
Refugees and
Asylum
Seekers?
“Someone with a well-
founded fear of persecution
for reasons of
• race
• religion
• nationality
• membership of a particular
social group
• or political opinion”
What’s the
difference?
Asylum
seeker
Refugee EU
migrants
UK Govt have accepted
their right to stay in UK
  
Permission to Work   
Access to mainstream
welfare systems
  
Permissions to travel
abroad
  
Choose where to live   
Ability to use NHS for
free
  
Reasons for
seeking
asylum in the
UK (push
factors)
• War
• Civil unrest
• Equality issues (gender,
sexuality, religion)
• Political activity –
journalism, activism
Reasons for
seeking
asylum in the
UK (pull
factors)
• UK’s reputation abroad:
• Friendly
• Liberal
• Fair
• Safe & politically stable
• Prosperous
• A tradition of welcome
• Welfare state
Difficulties
people
experience
when they get
here
• Disbelief – having to prove
they have a right to be here
• Not able to work
• No choice of where to live
• Poverty
• “In limbo”
• Negative media portrayal
• Racism
Difficulties
people
experience
when they get
here
• Suspicion
• Associations with extremism
• Lonely
• Language barriers
• Poor mental health
• Very little support
• Having to ask for everything
• Everything is different
Difficulties
people
experience
when they get
here
• Culture shock
• Crap food
• Weather
• Not knowing what “the
rules” are
• Embarrassment and shame
• Starting from scratch
• No wider support network
Difficulties
people
experience
when they get
here
• People see you as a label
• Culture – TV, film, books,
music?
• No-one knows who you are
None of these
are about the
difficulties of
raising a
family
These factors are just the
background noise to
bringing up children in a
strange place
What are
additional
difficulties a
migrant family
might face?
• Schools/education
• Safeguarding issues
• Racism
• Health problems
• Separation
Everything is
different in
the UK
• Health
• Housing
• Benefits system
• Employment
• HMRC & Tax
• Registrar
• Council
• Schools
How does
knowing all
this make you
feel?
How does this affect the way
you act with someone?
How does this affect the way
they deal with you?
Scenario 1 A homeless couple (a man and
a woman) where the woman is
6.5 months pregnant.
What are their options to get
help?
You have 10 minutes to list
the issues and sources of help
Scenario 2 A woman with 3 children,
living with a violent partner.
She decides she wants to leave
her partner.
What are her options to get
help?
You have 10 minutes to list
the issues and sources of help
Scenario 1 The Ethiopian woman is
pregnant as the result of a
rape in her country of origin.
The couple met in the UK and
both live on the street.
Their asylum claims are
separate.
How does this affect her
options?
Scenario 2 The household are Iraqi. The
woman’s partner is a former
Prison Guard under Saddam’s
regime and he stands a good
chance of a successful asylum
claim.
She cannot read/write in
Arabic or English. Her
children are fluent in English.
How does this affect things?
For both
scenarios:
10 minutes to feed back
Where can
you go for
additional
information?
For up to date guidance on
social work practice
eligibility
For technical guides on how
to appeal claims/get help
For a simple overview
For practical advice with
common problems
For up to date numbers and
statistics
For information on countries
Where can
you go for
additional
information?
The rules on asylum &
migration change all the time
Get info & advice from
trustworthy sources
www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
www.asylumhelp.org
www.asap.org.uk
www.lassn.org.uk/resources

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Families Under Pressure: Leeds Trinity March 16

  • 1. Migrant Families Under Pressure Jon Beech, Director Leeds Asylum Seekers’Support Network www.lassn.org.uk jon@lassn.org.uk
  • 2. Session outline Introduction Who are we talking about? Who are refugees & asylum seekers? What’s important about the differences? Reasons for coming to the UK Difficulties people face when they get here Difficulties families face How might this affect your practice? Case Studies
  • 3. Session outcomes You’ll better understand • the differences between asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants • some of the reasons why people seek refuge in the UK • some of the difficulties asylum seekers and refugees face in the UK • how you can make things easier, by the way you act • where to go for more information about the law and the help refugees and asylum seekers can get • how difficult situations can be even more stressful for people seeking asylum and refuge
  • 6. What are the other words do you associate with these names?
  • 7. These associations are generally not positive “Bogus…asylum seeker Illegal… immigrant Undocumented… migrants Welfare…. Tourist” Influx… rising tide… deluge… swamped… waves…
  • 8. Who do we mean by Refugees and Asylum Seekers? “Someone with a well- founded fear of persecution for reasons of • race • religion • nationality • membership of a particular social group • or political opinion”
  • 9. What’s the difference? Asylum seeker Refugee EU migrants UK Govt have accepted their right to stay in UK    Permission to Work    Access to mainstream welfare systems    Permissions to travel abroad    Choose where to live    Ability to use NHS for free   
  • 10. Reasons for seeking asylum in the UK (push factors) • War • Civil unrest • Equality issues (gender, sexuality, religion) • Political activity – journalism, activism
  • 11. Reasons for seeking asylum in the UK (pull factors) • UK’s reputation abroad: • Friendly • Liberal • Fair • Safe & politically stable • Prosperous • A tradition of welcome • Welfare state
  • 12. Difficulties people experience when they get here • Disbelief – having to prove they have a right to be here • Not able to work • No choice of where to live • Poverty • “In limbo” • Negative media portrayal • Racism
  • 13. Difficulties people experience when they get here • Suspicion • Associations with extremism • Lonely • Language barriers • Poor mental health • Very little support • Having to ask for everything • Everything is different
  • 14. Difficulties people experience when they get here • Culture shock • Crap food • Weather • Not knowing what “the rules” are • Embarrassment and shame • Starting from scratch • No wider support network
  • 15. Difficulties people experience when they get here • People see you as a label • Culture – TV, film, books, music? • No-one knows who you are
  • 16. None of these are about the difficulties of raising a family These factors are just the background noise to bringing up children in a strange place
  • 17. What are additional difficulties a migrant family might face? • Schools/education • Safeguarding issues • Racism • Health problems • Separation
  • 18. Everything is different in the UK • Health • Housing • Benefits system • Employment • HMRC & Tax • Registrar • Council • Schools
  • 19. How does knowing all this make you feel? How does this affect the way you act with someone? How does this affect the way they deal with you?
  • 20. Scenario 1 A homeless couple (a man and a woman) where the woman is 6.5 months pregnant. What are their options to get help? You have 10 minutes to list the issues and sources of help
  • 21. Scenario 2 A woman with 3 children, living with a violent partner. She decides she wants to leave her partner. What are her options to get help? You have 10 minutes to list the issues and sources of help
  • 22. Scenario 1 The Ethiopian woman is pregnant as the result of a rape in her country of origin. The couple met in the UK and both live on the street. Their asylum claims are separate. How does this affect her options?
  • 23. Scenario 2 The household are Iraqi. The woman’s partner is a former Prison Guard under Saddam’s regime and he stands a good chance of a successful asylum claim. She cannot read/write in Arabic or English. Her children are fluent in English. How does this affect things?
  • 25. Where can you go for additional information? For up to date guidance on social work practice eligibility For technical guides on how to appeal claims/get help For a simple overview For practical advice with common problems For up to date numbers and statistics For information on countries
  • 26. Where can you go for additional information? The rules on asylum & migration change all the time Get info & advice from trustworthy sources www.refugeecouncil.org.uk www.asylumhelp.org www.asap.org.uk www.lassn.org.uk/resources
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