16 Can’t Stay. Can’t Go. Refused asylum seekers who cannot be returned that they should give £50 a day, they will give 3.3.4 Priorities when you have money you £20. You need money. You can either have something or nothing. So you take it and Faheem (Palestine) spoke of the importance you are glad just to have something. They are of making any money you have last as long as happy; you are happy. But it gives you a down possible: feeling. Like you are less. (Faheem, Palestine) If you have money, you don’t spend it all The Red Cross, charities and churches at once. You spend pound by pound. You The Red Cross provides a small amount of time- squeeze that £20 pounds you got, because limited support to this destitute group: you don’t know when you might get something again. You can’t just spend it on nice food. Red Cross give you some money – a little How are you going to get food when it’s gone bit of money – but it helps a lot. I don’t need – you can’t steal it. (Faheem, Palestine) much – just a little bit of tuna and some bread. (Faheem, Palestine) When he has money, Dawit (Eritrea) prioritises food. Kayla (Zimbabwe) prioritises food and Our refused asylum seekers mentioned support toiletries. When Violet (Zimbabwe) has money, from various charities. Walid (Algeria) gets £15 per her priority is to give it to the friend she stays week from West End Refugee Service, a registered with to put towards groceries for the household. charity in Newcastle upon Tyne that supports Walid (Algeria) buys “things like food, sandwiches asylum seekers and refugees. Kasim (Iraq) is sometimes; or a cheap jumper from Oxfam shop, given £10 per week by Justice First in Stockton- charity shop; sometimes socks”. on-Tees, while City of Sanctuary Wakefield gives Samir (Algeria) £10 each week. The lack of money can be dehumanising: Aman (Iraq) has been referred to a local church Sometimes I keep some money to have a by the Glasgow Red Cross. The church gave coffee in the morning in Caffè Nero, Costa, to him some money on two occasions. He also feel like I’m still living. I mean I’m not an animal. gets some money from the community-based They think I’m an animal. No, I’m human like organisation Govan and Craigton Integration anyone, yes. (Walid, Algeria) Network: “Every week she gives me £4.” Aman finds it difficult to ask for money, especially as he You want to see people, go to coffee shop; you comes from a wealthy family in Iraq: want to go somewhere, you can’t. Sometimes, some friend say, “Can we go in coffee shop?” Really, I just feel embarrassed. I don’t like to You shy to say, “I’m homeless”. You shy to say, continue going, begging. Because I haven’t “I don’t have money, and I don’t have support”. got used to a situation like that. I was living in a You make up something. You say, “Truly sorry, very luxurious, good family. (Aman, Iraq) I’m busy”, or something. (Kasim, Iraq)