“I was frightened, and I didn’t know how to deal with a situation like this”
*Mary had dedicated over a decade of her life to her job, but on April 1, 2022, her journey took an unexpected turn. A heated dispute between two colleagues unfolded,…
*Mary had dedicated over a decade of her life to her job, but on April 1, 2022, her journey took an unexpected turn. A heated dispute between two colleagues unfolded,…
*Hugo, a French citizen, arrived in the United Kingdom with his parents at the age of 4 months. He was no longer in contact with his British father and lived…
‘I first came to the UK in 1995 and settled here in 1999. I was living here for a long time but due to family circumstances I had to go…
‘I’d tried to apply for universal credit many times and asked many people for help but I couldn’t get through the whole form. I just couldn’t do it. I was…
Youssouf* came to the UK from West Africa in 2010 on a student visa to escape civil war; both his parents had been killed some years previously. During his time…
‘I had to change jobs when I discovered I had a heart condition so I could do something that wasn’t so physical. I got a job as a GP receptionist…
‘I was living in a women’s refuge because I’d had to flee domestic violence. The council referred me to the Law Centre for help with my debts but to be…
‘My partner passed away in 2020. I was distraught and I didn’t know what to do because I’d been living with him for so long. We were partners and I…
Elisé (not her real name) was a political activist in her home country. Members of her family had been killed for their political affiliations and she had been detained and…
‘I’d worked in my organisations for 12 years before I left. I started off as a receptionist and I worked my way up. I got quite close to a management…