Yesterday (Wednesday 12th June 2019) Serco (current accommodation provider for people seeking asylum in Glasgow) issued a statement confirming that it will be going ahead with lock changes, affecting approximately 300 people living in it’s properties across the city who will become homeless.
Read: Statement by Serco on Asylum Seeker accommodation in Glasgow
Read: Joint statement in response – from organisations supporting those affected by eviction threats
Positive Action in Housing Emergency Advice Service
Positive Action in Housing are providing an emergency response service for people facing evictions.
When? Mondays to Thursdays between 10am-12noon & 2-3pm.
Where? Positive Action in Housing, 98 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1PJ
Anyone facing eviction is advised to call Positive Action in Housing on 0141 353 2220 and ask for an emergency appointment.
Positive Action in Housing Emergency Appeal
Statement from Positive Action in Housing:
To address the current emergency situation, we have launched an emergency appeal in aid of the asylum seeker men and women, many fleeing war in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, who are to be made destitute in Glasgow by SERCO.
Such an action places added pressure on Positive Action in Housing’s Emergency Relief Fund which provides crisis grants and arranges free shelter through our Room for Refugees Network. Genuine Refugees endure systematic cruelty at the hands of an asylum system that fast tracks them into “refused” asylum status, then leaves them destitute.
Rooms for Refugees – Call out for hosts
Statement from Positive Action in Housing:
If you live in Glasgow, and have a spare room, please register at www.roomforrefugees.com and we will contact you to match you with someone who needs breathing space for a few weeks until they can decide their options.
