Boaz Trust
@boaztrust.bsky.social
Providing stable accommodation and holistic support for people seeking safety in Greater Manchester. Advocating for a fair and compassionate asylum system. Stand with us to #EndDestitution 🧡 boaztrust.org.uk
It was great to see someone new moving into one of our houses in the past couple of weeks! 🏡 As he moved in, he told his support worker that it felt amazing to call a place his home 🧡
#EndDestitution
#EndDestitution
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
It was great to see someone new moving into one of our houses in the past couple of weeks! 🏡 As he moved in, he told his support worker that it felt amazing to call a place his home 🧡
#EndDestitution
#EndDestitution
Grateful for this reporting from The Lead, shining a light on the devastating impact of reverting to a 28 day move-on period ⬇️
national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
New asylum policies making homeless refugees “targets for the far right”
Labour’s abrupt return to the 28-day move-on period is pushing vulnerable people into rough sleeping and exposing them to fraud and abuse.
national.thelead.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Grateful for this reporting from The Lead, shining a light on the devastating impact of reverting to a 28 day move-on period ⬇️
national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
In the current climate, we’ve been exploring the use of illustration as an alternative to photography or videography to represent people we work with.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
In the current climate, we’ve been exploring the use of illustration as an alternative to photography or videography to represent people we work with.
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Last week the Government announced changes to settlement, turning the lives of millions of people upside down. Here's what we know so far 👉 www.praxis.org.uk/news/explain...
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Explainer: statement and consultation on “earned settlement” — Praxis
On Thursday 20th November, the government published a statement and a consultation on their planned changes to settlement in the UK (also known as indefinite leave to remain or ILR). In sh...
www.praxis.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Last week the Government announced changes to settlement, turning the lives of millions of people upside down. Here's what we know so far 👉 www.praxis.org.uk/news/explain...
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Created with @gmiau.bsky.social
On 4th September 2025, the government suspended applications for Refugee Family Reunion. It was announced just 3 days before.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
On 4th September 2025, the government suspended applications for Refugee Family Reunion. It was announced just 3 days before.
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As part of our Christmas Appeal this year, Brktiy* shared with us some of her experiences after claiming asylum in the UK and the difference that support from Boaz made to her. You can read more of Brktiy’s story or support our Christmas Appeal here 🔗 boaztrust.org.uk/christmas 🎄
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November 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
As part of our Christmas Appeal this year, Brktiy* shared with us some of her experiences after claiming asylum in the UK and the difference that support from Boaz made to her. You can read more of Brktiy’s story or support our Christmas Appeal here 🔗 boaztrust.org.uk/christmas 🎄
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🚨 We are deeply concerned by the announcement made this afternoon by the Home Secretary with regards to routes to settlement. Making people who have been granted refugee status wait for up to 20 years before they can settle indefinitely in this country is both cruel and counter-intuitive.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
🚨 We are deeply concerned by the announcement made this afternoon by the Home Secretary with regards to routes to settlement. Making people who have been granted refugee status wait for up to 20 years before they can settle indefinitely in this country is both cruel and counter-intuitive.
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📢 Volunteering must stay voluntary.
Demanding people prove a 'contribution' by volunteering ignores the incredible community work already done by migrants - especially people seeking asylum, who give up hours of their time for free while banned from work.
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Demanding people prove a 'contribution' by volunteering ignores the incredible community work already done by migrants - especially people seeking asylum, who give up hours of their time for free while banned from work.
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UK charities condemn ‘immoral’ plans to force asylum seekers to volunteer
Making volunteering compulsory for refugees slammed as exploitative, bureaucratic and un-British
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
📢 Volunteering must stay voluntary.
Demanding people prove a 'contribution' by volunteering ignores the incredible community work already done by migrants - especially people seeking asylum, who give up hours of their time for free while banned from work.
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Demanding people prove a 'contribution' by volunteering ignores the incredible community work already done by migrants - especially people seeking asylum, who give up hours of their time for free while banned from work.
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The current asylum system is already characterised by so many injustices. This video shines a light on some of them - particularly for people with newly granted refugee status ⬇️
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November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The current asylum system is already characterised by so many injustices. This video shines a light on some of them - particularly for people with newly granted refugee status ⬇️
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⚠️ Following yesterday’s announcement by the Home Secretary to radically overhaul the UK asylum system, we condemn in the strongest terms the proposals made.
The scale and scope of the measures announced are abhorrent and represent a catastrophic threat to the right to refugee protection.
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The scale and scope of the measures announced are abhorrent and represent a catastrophic threat to the right to refugee protection.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
⚠️ Following yesterday’s announcement by the Home Secretary to radically overhaul the UK asylum system, we condemn in the strongest terms the proposals made.
The scale and scope of the measures announced are abhorrent and represent a catastrophic threat to the right to refugee protection.
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The scale and scope of the measures announced are abhorrent and represent a catastrophic threat to the right to refugee protection.
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On the day the Government has announced plans to erode asylum rights even further, new research from @refugeestogether.bsky.social and @pcsunion.bsky.social by @lsepress.bsky.social shows that a fairer asylum system could help refugees and boost the UK economy ⬇️
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
On the day the Government has announced plans to erode asylum rights even further, new research from @refugeestogether.bsky.social and @pcsunion.bsky.social by @lsepress.bsky.social shows that a fairer asylum system could help refugees and boost the UK economy ⬇️
At a time when the public conversation about people seeking safety has become increasingly hostile and polarised, many of us feel deeply uncomfortable with what we are hearing and don't recognise ourselves or our values in what is being said and done.
November 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
At a time when the public conversation about people seeking safety has become increasingly hostile and polarised, many of us feel deeply uncomfortable with what we are hearing and don't recognise ourselves or our values in what is being said and done.
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Meet Beanie 🐾 and the 5th volume of the other side of hope.
While Beanie loves looking out the window, our magazine looks inward; into the stories and poems of migrants around the world.
The new issue is now available worldwide.
Explore it: othersideofhope.com/volume-5.html
While Beanie loves looking out the window, our magazine looks inward; into the stories and poems of migrants around the world.
The new issue is now available worldwide.
Explore it: othersideofhope.com/volume-5.html
November 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Meet Beanie 🐾 and the 5th volume of the other side of hope.
While Beanie loves looking out the window, our magazine looks inward; into the stories and poems of migrants around the world.
The new issue is now available worldwide.
Explore it: othersideofhope.com/volume-5.html
While Beanie loves looking out the window, our magazine looks inward; into the stories and poems of migrants around the world.
The new issue is now available worldwide.
Explore it: othersideofhope.com/volume-5.html
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These are the voices you never hear. People seeking safety are trapped in hotel rooms for months, often years. These lengthy stays are ruining people’s lives, whilst lining the pockets of others. #ProfitingfromPeople
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These are the voices you never hear. People seeking safety are trapped in hotel rooms for months, often years. These lengthy stays are ruining people’s lives, whilst lining the pockets of others. #ProfitingfromPeople
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November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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These are the voices you never hear. People seeking safety are trapped in hotel rooms for months, often years. These lengthy stays are ruining people’s lives, whilst lining the pockets of others. #ProfitingfromPeople
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These are the voices you never hear. People seeking safety are trapped in hotel rooms for months, often years. These lengthy stays are ruining people’s lives, whilst lining the pockets of others. #ProfitingfromPeople
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Our new report on hotel accommodation drops today.
These hotels are not 5*. Here's the proof.
Relying on testimony from clients, photos & medical evidence, you can now see the awful reality of hotel life.
More updates throughout the day so watch this space.
www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...
Our new report on hotel accommodation drops today.
These hotels are not 5*. Here's the proof.
Relying on testimony from clients, photos & medical evidence, you can now see the awful reality of hotel life.
More updates throughout the day so watch this space.
www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...
Asylum Hotels Report
Our new report, Profiting from People: Inside the UK’s Asylum Hotels , exposes the true horrors that refugees face whilst housed for years on end in asylum hotels. We’ve long known this, and now...
www.ramfel.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Our new report on hotel accommodation drops today.
These hotels are not 5*. Here's the proof.
Relying on testimony from clients, photos & medical evidence, you can now see the awful reality of hotel life.
More updates throughout the day so watch this space.
www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...
Our new report on hotel accommodation drops today.
These hotels are not 5*. Here's the proof.
Relying on testimony from clients, photos & medical evidence, you can now see the awful reality of hotel life.
More updates throughout the day so watch this space.
www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...
The Government recently announced that hundreds of people seeking asylum will be moved to military sites as they aim to end the use of hotels.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The Government recently announced that hundreds of people seeking asylum will be moved to military sites as they aim to end the use of hotels.
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The Boaz Trust held their first parliamentary drop-in this week. It was useful to discuss homelessness among people newly granted refugee status, including in south Manchester. Important work being done to push for positive policy reform.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The Boaz Trust held their first parliamentary drop-in this week. It was useful to discuss homelessness among people newly granted refugee status, including in south Manchester. Important work being done to push for positive policy reform.
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Among the visitors to Westminster this week were the Boaz Trust, and Manchester-based charity tackling homelessness. Thanks very much to them for the insight and understanding #BoazTrust #Westminster #LisaSmartMP
November 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Among the visitors to Westminster this week were the Boaz Trust, and Manchester-based charity tackling homelessness. Thanks very much to them for the insight and understanding #BoazTrust #Westminster #LisaSmartMP
A section of the poem ‘We Refugees’ by Benjamin Zephaniah used to be part of a wall of murals in Hulme. The words ‘You are a catalyst for change’ were emblazoned on another piece of artwork above it.
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A section of the poem ‘We Refugees’ by Benjamin Zephaniah used to be part of a wall of murals in Hulme. The words ‘You are a catalyst for change’ were emblazoned on another piece of artwork above it.
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While headlines focus on how many people claim asylum in the UK, there's one number that's not even officially counted:
The number of people who die while trying to seek sanctuary here.
We know our policies kill people. Their deaths must not be ignored.
#KnowTheirNames
The number of people who die while trying to seek sanctuary here.
We know our policies kill people. Their deaths must not be ignored.
#KnowTheirNames
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
While headlines focus on how many people claim asylum in the UK, there's one number that's not even officially counted:
The number of people who die while trying to seek sanctuary here.
We know our policies kill people. Their deaths must not be ignored.
#KnowTheirNames
The number of people who die while trying to seek sanctuary here.
We know our policies kill people. Their deaths must not be ignored.
#KnowTheirNames
📢 Do you have a creative, flexible approach and a desire to remove barriers to power for people with lived experience of the asylum system? If so, read on to find out more about a new opportunity with Boaz you might be interested in! ⬇️
November 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
📢 Do you have a creative, flexible approach and a desire to remove barriers to power for people with lived experience of the asylum system? If so, read on to find out more about a new opportunity with Boaz you might be interested in! ⬇️
We’re incredibly grateful for all the ways our supporters have given to us over this harvest season - whether by donating online or collecting physical items, we’ve been blown away by your generosity. Thank you! 🧡
November 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
We’re incredibly grateful for all the ways our supporters have given to us over this harvest season - whether by donating online or collecting physical items, we’ve been blown away by your generosity. Thank you! 🧡
When asked about housing preferences, participants in our recent research shared a common goal: to secure any form of accommodation that would allow them to move off the streets and feel safe.
November 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
When asked about housing preferences, participants in our recent research shared a common goal: to secure any form of accommodation that would allow them to move off the streets and feel safe.
Earlier this week, several of the team from Boaz travelled to Parliament to meet with MPs and share our recent report (From surviving to thriving: preventing homelessness in Greater Manchester among people recently granted refugee status).
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October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Earlier this week, several of the team from Boaz travelled to Parliament to meet with MPs and share our recent report (From surviving to thriving: preventing homelessness in Greater Manchester among people recently granted refugee status).
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📣 We’re recruiting! Could you join team Boaz as our new Empowerment and Inclusion Coordinator? Download the recruitment pack (with all the information you need about the role and how to apply) by visiting boaztrust.org.uk/jobs ✨
#hiring #charityjob
#hiring #charityjob
October 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
📣 We’re recruiting! Could you join team Boaz as our new Empowerment and Inclusion Coordinator? Download the recruitment pack (with all the information you need about the role and how to apply) by visiting boaztrust.org.uk/jobs ✨
#hiring #charityjob
#hiring #charityjob