Failed asylum seekers in Scotland living below UN global poverty threshold

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Failed asylum seekers in Scotland living below UN global poverty threshold

Pregnant women, children and people with disabilities among those living on less than 77p a day, research findsHundreds of failed asylum seekers are living in Scotland on less than the UN’s global poverty target of 77 pence ($1.25) a day. Pregnant women, children and people with disabilities are among those who have been left destitute on Scotland’s streets, according to a report by the Scottish Poverty Information Unit (pdf) which is based at Glasgow Caledonian University.