Our Approach
Awareness Raising
Through workshops, seminars, and online resources, we strive to educate communities about the challenges faced by asylum seekers and refugees, encouraging dialogue and understanding among different societal sectors.
Community Support
We provide essential resources and emotional support to asylum seekers and refugees, helping them navigate their legal rights, access necessary services, and integrate into their new communities.
Legal Advocacy
Our team of dedicated advocates offers assistance in understanding the complex asylum process, ensuring that refugees have access to legal representation and fair treatment under the law.
Connecting Communities
We actively engage local communities through outreach programs aimed at fostering connections between refugees and residents, ultimately cultivating an inclusive environment for all.
Resource Distribution
By distributing vital resources like educational materials, we address immediate needs and empower refugees to rebuild their lives with dignity and respect.
Three Support Options
Asylum seekers in the UK who are destitute may be eligible for support from the Home Office, primarily consisting of three main types:
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Accommodation: This includes free, furnished housing, which may be a flat, house, or room in a hostel or hotel, with utility bills (gas, electricity, water, Council Tax) covered. The location is typically outside London and the South East and is provided on a no-choice basis.
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Financial Support: Asylum seekers receive a weekly cash allowance or pre-paid debit card (Aspen card) to cover essential living needs like food, clothing, toiletries, and travel. The standard amount is currently around £49.18 per person per week.
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Access to Services: Asylum seekers and their dependants have free access to the NHS (National Health Service), including GP services, hospital treatment, free prescriptions, and dental care. Children also have the same entitlement to state education as other children in the UK.
Financial Support
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Asylum seekers receive a weekly cash allowance or pre-paid debit card (Aspen card) to cover essential living needs like food, clothing, toiletries, and travel.
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People seeking asylum can receive up to £7 a day.
Political Graph
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People between the ages of 16-34 year olds find the majority of their news on social media platforms, online, on TV, or other methods.
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In this digital age, it enables the target audience to gain their political news instantly.
16-34 political info
55+ political info
Birthplace of residents in Warwickshire
Here is a graph showing the different people born in Warwickshire.
Stats about Application process and Backlog issues
Carries of Hope Charity
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Carriers of Hope was established in May 2009 in response to the urgent needs of asylum seekers, refugees, and newly arrived Eastern European migrants in the Coventry area.
Our visit to Carries of Hope
Interview with Dani Joyce
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Dani Joyce is the head of clients at Carries of Hope, where she is responsible for the asylum seekers who attend St. Mark's Church every Wednesday.
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Dani Joyce oversees the volunteers who provide food, clothes, education, and more.
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Here is the full interview from our day at Carries of Hope.
Interview with Val Lewis
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Val Lewis is a volunteer at Carries of Hope who helps mothers provide care for their babies.
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She helps to give nappies, toys, and books to the people who come to Carries of Hope.
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This support is essential because everybody should have the necessities to look after their children.
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Here from Val Lewis speaking about her role as a volunteer.
Interview Clip with Heather Hine
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Heather Hine is a social prescriber in Coventry who provides mental health support to asylum seekers and refugees.
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A social prescriber acts as a bridge between healthcare and local support like exercise groups, debt advice, or loneliness support, especially for those with long-term conditions or isolation.
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They listen to what matters to the person, help create a plan, and link them to activities or groups that improve wellbeing, focusing on holistic, community-based solutions rather than just clinical treatment.
Far Right Social Media Comments
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Alongside all the positive work charities do across the UK, there is also negative news.
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Far-right groups often exhibit a negative focus because their ideologies are built upon perceptions of threat, grievance, and a desire for an exclusionary social hierarchy. This worldview is sustained by psychological needs for order, identity, and significance in the face of uncertainty and rapid societal change.
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Here is a video of far-right comments on social media.
Warwickshire Council Election Votes
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Warwickshire council elections votes took place in May 2025.
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Reform UK received most of the votes at 38.6% compared to Liberal Democrats at 24.6%.
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This demonstrates that people living in the area resonate with the reform political point of view.
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Here is a graph showing the end results from the vote.