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We have launched our festive fundraiser, inviting people to show solidarity, love and care to our friends and neighbours forced into destitution, by donating to MDF. Donate at: www.migrantdestitution.co.uk/donate Please share widely on Instagram, Bluesky and Facebook
At the end of November, the government announced a series of cruel plans to make the Hostile Environment even more hostile. On 17th November, they announced changes to the asylum system in a paper called “Restoring Order and Control”. Then on 20th November, they released a statement and consultation on their planned changes to migrants’… Read More »How the government’s latest plans will force more people into destitution
We are piloting a new GMCA-funded grants programme for people on care worker visas facing destitution. There are likely hundreds of people in our city region in this situation – who came to the UK in good faith to work in the health and social care sector, in some cases selling everything to fund their… Read More »New MDF programme for care workers facing destitution
We are recruiting for a project worker to support MDF’s lived experience work and other projects at Manchester Community Central. Please share widely! Salary: £10,488 per year (0.4 of £26,221 full-time equivalent) Hours: 14 hours per week (0.4FTE) Location: Manchester Community Central office, with some remote working Contract: 9 months fixed term or freelance (continuation dependent on… Read More »We are recruiting!
In July 2025, the Greater Manchester Migrant Destitution Fund, in partnership with Equal Education Chances, held a community consultation with families experiencing destitution because of their immigration status, to understand barriers to accessing statutory support. Key findings were: Barriers to accessing social services support include unawareness, fear, and gatekeeping People face barriers regularising status, including… Read More »“Who is going to hear you?”: Community consultation with families experiencing destitution
Last month, we came together with referral partners from across Greater Manchester to find connections, share learnings and build solidarity and power – as well as enjoy a delicious lunch provided by Growing Together Levenshulme cooks. In the morning, we heard from Maternity Action about their incredibly valuable service for pregnant women and new mothers with insecure… Read More »Our May partnership event: standing in solidarity against the White Paper and ‘island of strangers’ rhetoric
My visit to Equal Education Chances (EEC) was eye-opening. EEC engages, educates and empowers young people and individuals living with disabilities in both England and Nigeria. Because of their work with families experiencing precarious immigration status, they are also a valued MDF referral partner. Although the building was hard to find and they work in a small… Read More »RuthRose visits MDF partner Equal Education Chances
The Migrant Destitution Fund’s grants programme is currently paused for the summer, as unfortunately we do not currently have the funds to sustain our grants 12 months of the year. We are pausing over the summer to ensure that we have sufficient funding to see us through the autumn and winter. We are committed to… Read More »MDF paused for the summer
MDF’s beginnings Five years ago today, a ray of light emerged in dark times. The UK had been in the surreal new reality of Coronavirus lockdown for several weeks. For all the talk of ‘we’re in it together’, as we all know, the virus and impacts of lockdown had devastatingly unequal impacts on our society.… Read More »MDF turns 5 today!
At the end of March, RuthRose Asrat joined the MDF team as our new project worker. Rose will be strengthening our partner network by developing relationships with and between our referral partners. Most importantly, her role will help us embed lived experience in all strands of our work – from the operation of the fund… Read More »Welcoming RuthRose, our new MDF project worker!