I’ve written numerous times about those asylum seekers and refugees who fall through the many cracks in the system and end up destitute, trapped in a position of dependence, for many months or years. So it seemed like an opportune time to look at some of the big-hearted groups and individuals from this country who try to help these unfortunates – by putting them up in their own homes, feeding them, helping them to fill out the relevant forms and fight for their rights…The story is published in the current edition of the Big Issue in the North.