Rebuilding young lives
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We are Young Roots; a London-based charity working with young refugees and asylum seekers aged 11-25 seeking safety in the UK, most of whom are alone without their families. We want young people to be able to build a positive future here – we provide practical and emotional support through our Youthwork, Casework and our Advice and Support Hubs, where young people can also access therapeutic support, legal advice and learn English and other skills. Through our campaigning, we also work with young people to positively influence the policy and practice which affects their lives.
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56-day pilot scheme offers some hope to newly-granted refugees facing homelessness.
The government has finally agreed to pilot a 56-day eviction period for newly-granted refugees leaving asylum accommodation, replacing (for now) the existing 28-day timeframe
Why does the Home Office continue to ignore the consensus on age assessments?
Age dispute can be a complicated, granular, topic with a range of competing thoughts about who should conduct assessments, where, how and whether they should take place. But there are three points about age assessment that everyone seems to agree on.