Asylum seekers win back their rights
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The Refugee Council welcomes the Home Office's decision to reinstate basic levels of support to asylum seekers, even if they do not make their asylum claim immediately. Following a concerted campaign from refugee and homelessness groups through the courts the Government has revised the way it is to implement Section 55, the controversial policy which denies basic food and housing to asylum seekers who did not make their claim for asylum at ports of entry, such as Heathrow or Dover.
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