Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-31

From persecution to destitution: A snapshot of asylum seekers' housing and settlement experiences in Canada and the United Kingdom (Article)

Kissoon P.*
  • a Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, 1984 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada

Abstract

Canada and the United Kingdom have pedigrees in offering asylum; however, research in both countries has demonstrated widespread poverty amongst asylum seekers and a high risk of homelessness. Focusing on case examples drawn from 60 in-depth interviews with refugees in Toronto and London, this paper shows how national and local structures shape pathways to homelessness, and how refugees interpret their homlessness in the context of their flight from persecution, reception, and settlement. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

UK Homelessness Asylum seekers Refugees Housing integration Canada

Index Keywords

United Kingdom Canada refugee homelessness migrants experience housing provision settlement pattern poverty asylum seeker
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77949330551&doi=10.1080%2f15562940903575020&partnerID=40&md5=6801604399c8e3e0c982cda2f48fe7b0
DOI: 10.1080/15562940903575020
ISSN: 15562948
Cited by: 19
Original Language: English