Boaz Trust

"We can't unify the country when we are choosing to divide the people within it." - Afzal Khan MP

So encouraged to see @afzalkhanmcr.bsky.social speaking out in this letter to the Home Secretary ⬇️

ASSIST Sheffield is #hiring a #Caseworker! 📣

We are looking for someone to support our clients navigating the asylum system. If you value empowerment, justice, and solidarity, we want to hear from you!

Click the link below to find out more and #apply 👇🏽
tinyurl.com/4wc3y6cr

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Families belong together.

Every family deserves safety.

Every child deserves healthcare and education.

That's why we're launching our campaign for refugee family reunion.

We’ll be uniting alongside hundreds of other campaigners and representatives from grassroots migrant-led groups, unions, faith communities and organisations in the asylum and migration sector.

You can find out more about the mass lobby here 🔗 www.praxis.org.uk/mass-lobby-a...

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📣 Next week, we’re heading to Parliament as part of the Mass Lobby for migrant rights. The group from Boaz will be meeting with MPs face-to-face, calling on them to reject the Government’s harmful ‘earned settlement’ proposals.

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UK puts emergency brake on study visas for four countries’ nationals Shabana Mahmood says UK’s generosity abused as study visas halted for nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan

When you close safer pathways, you don’t make desperation disappear, you just reroute it, meaning more people will be forced into taking dangerous journeys to save their lives.

Singling out these countries, knowing so many people have already been displaced due to conflict, is especially cruel.

Refugee status to become temporary

You can read our full statement here: www.boaztrust.org.uk/articles/ref...

The Home Office is already struggling to process asylum claims in a timely and accurate manner. The administrative burden will only multiply with this change. In reality, it’s likely that many people will remain in the country without legal status. We'll see more destitution and more detention.

This change will trap people who have fled war and persecution in a constant state of uncertainty. After years waiting in limbo for an asylum decision, people will now face a new type of stress and instability, unsure if they will fall out of status at their next review.

Refugee status to be temporary as Shabana Mahmood rips up rules on UK asylum Home secretary announces 30-month protection limit, with refugees required to leave if their home countries are later judged safe

🚨Starting today, people granted refugee status in the UK will be given temporary protection of just 30 months.

This temporary protection model, inspired by Denmark’s approach, will undermine integration, making it much more difficult for people to find work and rebuild their lives.

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Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election with Labour pushed into third by Reform Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber, also becomes the first Green Party candidate to win a Westminster by-election.

⚠️BREAKING: A powerful result in Gorton & Denton.

Voters rejected the divisive policies of Reform and Labour that have been designed to target migrant communities.

Manchester chose hope over fear and made it clear: this is not who we are.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp...

Joint report on destitution in Greater Manchester | Boaz Trust

In 2024, in our Slow Violence report, we mapped a timeline of national migration and asylum policy developments back to 1905 ⬇️

'A Slow Violence: How immigration control forces people in Greater Manchester into destitution' 🔗 www.boaztrust.org.uk/pages/new-re...

How rightwing rhetoric has risen sharply in the UK parliament – an exclusive visual analysis In the past five years, MPs’ attitudes in the House of Commons towards immigration have swung harder to the right than at almost any other time in the last century

For decades, hostile language has been seeping into policy. In recent years, we've seen it fuelling hostility on our streets and tension in our communities.

Grateful for the Guardian spotlighting this increased hostility in rhetoric in their recent analysis:

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If you are someone who is comfortable facilitating training, enjoys meeting people in a range of settings and is keen to help others feel confident in offering housing‑related guidance, we’d love to hear from you! 😊

#CharityJob #UKCharityJobs

Too often, people face this period with little support, or relying on friends, volunteers and organisations who want to help but aren't always sure how, especially in such a rapidly changing environment. This role exists to change that.

Over many years of working alongside people recently granted refugee status, we have seen how the moment of transition, when someone leaves asylum accommodation and tries to find a home of their own, can significantly impact the opportunity to build a stable life.

📣 New opportunity | Housing Access Training & Development Officer

➡️ Download the recruitment pack and apply at boaztrust.org.uk/jobs

UK suspension of refugee family reunion scheme to be challenged in high court Judge allows Safe Passage International to launch judicial review of halting of right to bring in children and partners

Stopping families separated by war and persecution from reuniting is beyond cruel.

Our Government must not be allowed to abandon its duty to safeguard children.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Migration stats are out today, so here's a reminder that fewer people moving to this country, and fewer people being given sanctuary, is nothing to celebrate or strive for.
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Our statement on the incident at Manchester Central Mosque.

If you’d like to give to support this work (which also includes our outreach services for people newly granted refugee status and people with restricted eligibility), you can find out more about giving at boaztrust.org.uk/give

It was great to see someone new move into a Boaz house recently! 🏡 Thank you for your support in making move ins like this possible 🧡

Volunteer | Boaz Trust Our volunteers have led activities, served as trustees, helped in the office, fundraised and so much more!

If you have housing experience and want to use your skills to make a real difference for people seeking safety in the UK, we’d love to hear from you. The closing date is Tuesday 31st March.

➡️ Find out more and apply: 🔗 boaztrust.org.uk/volunteer

#volunteering #trusteeopportunity #volunteerwithus

You’ll act as a champion for housing and be a constructive, supportive point of contact for our Head of Accommodation, helping to ensure our housing work remains strong, safe, and sustainable.

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Graphic with a megaphone and the words: 'Join our board! Housing Lead Trustee. (The deadline to apply has been extended to 31st March)'

📢 Deadline extended!

We’re looking for someone with a background in housing to provide board-level leadership and oversight of our housing work, helping Boaz to sustain and grow our accommodation provision.

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Job Opportunities We're on a mission to end destitution among people seeking safety in Greater Manchester. Find out about opportunities to join our team.

✅ An empathetic and patient approach when working with people

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you 😊 Download the recruitment pack (including the Job Description and Person Specification) from our website at boaztrust.org.uk/jobs

We're looking for 2 candidates with:

✅ Experience supporting marginalised people from diverse backgrounds in a casework role in a housing or homelessness context

✅ Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills, including communicating with those whose first language is not English

📢 We're hiring 2 new support workers! Apply at boaztrust.org.uk/jobs ✨

These new roles will add capacity to our Outreach Support work, joining 2 colleagues who are currently supporting people to access private rented accommodation as part of the Refugee Homelessness Prevention Project across GM.

We're grateful for this statement from Cllr Bev Craig ahead of the Britain First march taking place in Manchester this Saturday. Those coming to our city to take part in this racist protest do not represent us and hate has no place here ⬇️

www.manchester.gov.uk/news/article...

If you can recommend anyone, we’d really appreciate it 😊 You can pass on their details via engage@boaztrust.org.uk

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