Earlier this year, we ran a survey for MDF recipients. The results confirmed the crucial importance of our grants in meeting essential needs and supporting people’s wellbeing – offering a degree of dignity and choice, reflected in the contrasting responses to how destitution leaves people feeling, and the effect of being able to access MDF.… Read More »MDF survey results

We are delighted to have been able to reopen the fund on 1st October, restoring a crucial lifeline for those living in enforced destitution. So far, most of the applicants are people who were applying to the fund before we paused back in July – a difficult reminder of how much the fund will have been… Read More »MDF reopens for applications

On September 7th, I undertook the challenge of running 26 miles from my home in Manchester out into the Peak District. The run was in solidarity with those forced into destitution by the Hostile Environment, and has raised over £2400 for the Migrant Destitution Fund, a fund which – providing cash grants to those made… Read More »Will raises £2.4K in run for solidarity with MDF

Between 100 and 130 people per month access the Migrant Destitution Fund. Unfortunately, we do not at present have the funds to sustain this 12 months of the year. Our priority is the winter months, when the need is greatest. We are therefore pausing over the summer to ensure that we have sufficient funding to… Read More »Migrant Destitution Fund paused for the summer