Aileen Campbell, the communities secretary, said the financial support was a humanitarian response Times photographer James GlossopNearly 150 asylum seekers facing eviction are to share in a £252,000 Scottish government support package. The money will be shared between local organisations in Glasgow to help ensure asylum seekers have access to legal professionals and other services. It comes after a Court of Session ruling last month which deemed that lock-change evictions against asylum seekers are lawful, leaving them vulnerable to being made homeless. Aileen Campbell, the communities secretary, said the Holyrood government had a moral duty to help those most in need and that the financial aid was “a humanitarian response”. “This funding will ensure advocacy and legal support are available…

Source: The Times December 28, 2019 00:33 UTC