I see people at the margins of UK society. They live in fear of hunger and exploitation | Lynda Ouazar

The undocumented migrants using my food bank have little support and no safety net. The cost of living crisis will make things worse

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There are at least 1.4 million migrants living in the UK without access to public funds – that means no social security, no temporary accommodation and no access to domestic violence refuges.

When the pandemic first hit, through my work at the food bank that I set up with a group of friends, I saw first-hand the vulnerability of people struggling with their immigration status.

Lynda Ouazar is a human rights activist and film-maker

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