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Research

"They think We Are Nothing" A survey of destitute asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland, August 2006
The aim of this research was to capture a snapshot of the number of destitute asylum seekers and refugees presenting in to voluntary sector agencies in Scotland during a one-month period and to find out more about their experiences and what had led tehm to becoming destitute. A quantitive survey took place in Glasgow where the overwhelming majority of Scotland's asylum seekers live, between 30 January and 28 February 2006. Click here to read the full report (pdf). Click here to read the Executive Summary (pdf).

"Warm Welcome? Understanding public attitudes to asylum seekers in Scotland" (ippr publication, June 2006)
Following similar research in England and Wales, this reports looks at what people in Scotland think about asylum seekers and refugees. The findings show that, as is commonly assumed, there is greater tolerance to asylum seekers in Scotland than in England but that this largely positive picture hides a more worrying set of views. ippr conducted 13 focus groups for this report in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow.The research was funded by Scottish Refugee Council. Click here for the full report (PDF) and here for the executive summary (PDF). Click here to read the ippr press release on the ippr website.

"This is a Good Place to Live and Think About the Future" (March 2006)
A report looking at the needs and experiences of unaccompanied or separated asylum seeking children in Scotland. Click here for the full report (PDF) and here for the executive summary (PDF).