Charities for Refugees & Asylum Seekers
There are more than 100,000 asylum seekers in the UK waiting for their cases to be determined. During this time they receive less than £10 per week and are not allowed to seek work. Most of the applications will eventually be approved but the process usually takes more than a year (and sometimes much longer).
After approval refugees can seek employment but most are not immediately fit for work, perhaps due to trauma, or lack of language skills. And finding work is not easy – many employers are reluctant to take on refugees, overseas qualifications may not be recognised, gaps in CVs may cause issues.
There are many high quality charities working in this sector to ensure that refugees can achieve their aim of becoming self supporting members of society.
Research
Asylum Statistics:
House of Commons report, September 2023 Government Agency
Websites
Selected Charities in this Cause Area
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Established:
9 years
Helping refugees living in the UK rebuild their lives through education, training and employment.
Spending: £2,297,573 5Y Trend: 
National
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Lottery Community Fund | £250,000 |
| City Bridge Trust | £173,000 |
| Henry Smith Charity | £120,000 |
| The Clothworkers Foundation | £100,000 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | £80,000 |
| Barrow Cadbury Trust | £50,000 |
Established:
18 years
JCWI continues to maintain a leading place as an independent national organisation advocating for fairness and equality in immigration, nationalisation and aslyum law and policy in the UK. It undertakes policy work, advice and casework, training,
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Spending: £1,256,810 5Y Trend: 
National
Supported in last 5 years by: | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £455,000 |
| Esmee Fairbairn | £344,000 |
| AB Charitable Trust | £260,000 |
| The Legal Education Foundation | £239,921 |
| Trust for London | £195,250 |
| Joseph Rowntree Foundation | £150,000 |
Established:
21 years
To promote the benefit of refugees,asylum seekers and ethnic minorities and to promote racial harmony in the wider community, particularly in Kent, but elsewhere when appropriate, by supporting voluntary groups working with such persons and by liaising with statutory agencies, local authorities and other interested
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Spending: £637,621 5Y Trend:
Kent
Supported in last 5 years by: | Esmee Fairbairn | £394,000 |
| National Lottery Community Fund | £199,051 |
| Paul Hamlyn Foundation | £170,000 |
| Tudor Trust | £150,000 |
| Lloyds Bank Foundation | £116,455 |
| BBC Children in Need | £88,429 |
Established:
13 years
SDCAS seeks to help relieve poverty & distress, & to promote health & further education for asylum seekers & refugees. We aim to provide a wide range of holistic services which support, promote & secure the rights of asylum
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Spending: £281,962 5Y Trend:
Southwark
Supported in last 5 years by: | National Lottery Community Fund | £699,805 |
| London Borough of Southwark | £152,698 |
| Peter Minet Trust | £92,370 |
| City Bridge Trust | £82,700 |
| United Saviours Charity | £29,080 |
Established:
21 years
Provide a range of services to both asylum seekers & refugees living on Teesside. We provide food & housing to destitute asylum seekers. We provide housing, a work club & training opportunities to refugees. A range of drop in service fostering community integration and English Classes (ESOL).
Spending: £667,609 5Y Trend: