Author name: Karina

We are proud to share the release of a powerful new short community film, Living With No Recourse: Voices From the North East, created by the No Recourse North East (NRNE) Lived Experience Group, with production support from SHMU.
This film brings into view the real, everyday impact of No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) — a policy often hidden in legal language, yet deeply felt across the lives of individuals and families in our region. Through personal testimony and collective reflection, the film centres the voices of people with lived experience of NRPF, highlighting resilience, barriers to support, and the human cost of restrictive immigration policy.

Across the North East, people seeking asylum are part of our neighbourhoods, schools, and communities — yet damaging myths continue to spread. This guide brings together local facts, national data, and clear explanations to challenge misinformation and foster understanding. It offers a grounded, accessible overview of the asylum system and the realities people face, helping partners and communities respond with clarity, dignity, and respect.

To the Public, The No Recourse North East (NRNE) Partnership is writing to inform you of the briefing we have submitted ahead of the Aberdeen City Council Full Council meeting on 1 October. Councillor Kusznir has tabled Motion 10.1, concerning the housing of asylum seekers in Aberdeen. We are deeply concerned by the content of

Partnership Statement on Asylum hotel protests This statement was published on 27th August 2025    We are incredibly concerned about recent protests in Aberdeen which have targeted accommodation where people seeking asylum are staying. We must live our values as a Partnership and speak out in the face of racism and discrimination, countering misinformation with facts.  Although these protests are presented as protecting women and children, they instead