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Casework Support Report 2024

A summary of the changes to casework patterns shows an increase in total support delivered in 2024.

05 Sep 2025

Baobab Talks

Towards a UNCRC-Compliant Asylum System in the UK: New Ideas for Better Practice

Recordings from our latest Baobab Talk - new ideas on making the UK asylum system more UNCRC-compliant

11 Jul 2025

Baobab Briefings · News and more

Asylum accommodation — our evidence published

Publication of our evidence submitted to the Home Affairs committee's inquiry into Asylum accommodation.

13 Mar 2025

Baobab Briefings · News and more

A statement on new Home Office guidance regarding access to citizenship

We stand for non discrimination in access to citizenship and will fight any effort to further marginalize young people seeking refuge in the UK. Our statement on the latest change in Home Office guidance regarding limitations to the "Good Character" criteria in assessing citizenship applications from refugees.

14 Feb 2025

Baobab Briefings · Baobab Voices

The experiences of age‑disputed young people at the Baobab Centre

Download our latest report - documenting the social and mental health impacts of age disputes on our young people.

03 Jan 2025

Baobab News

A meeting with Baroness Lister

Baroness Lister met with young people at the Baobab Centre

12 Dec 2024

Baobab News

Goodbye X/Twitter, hello BlueSky

We are quitting X/Twitter and moving to BlueSky: @baobabsurvivors.bsky.social

15 Nov 2024

Baobab News

Children’s commissioner visits Baobab

Young people at Baobab raised key issues about social care for refugee children and young people during the visit to Baobab of Dame de Souza, Children's Commissioner for England.

17 Jul 2024

Baobab Talks

Exploring alternatives to the UK asylum system for young people

Listen again – Three experts discuss the use of age assessment in the UK asylum system

12 Jul 2024

Baobab Briefings

New report on children in Sudan

A new report from Asylos on children and young people in Sudan today.

17 Jun 2024

Baobab Talks

Exploring alternatives to the UK asylum system for young people – book now for July 3

Book your place now for our next Baobab Talk on July 3 - with David Neal, Lauren Starkey, Frances Trevena and Cornelius Katona to explore ideas to improve the asylum system for young people.

13 Jun 2024

Baobab Briefings

General Election: Time to listen to young people

Together with our coalition partners at the Children at the Table campaign, we urge all parties to listen to young people in the coming General Election.

24 May 2024

Baobab Briefings

Age assessments – Home Office errors leaving children seeking asylum at risk

More than 1,300 children seeking asylum were wrongly assessed as adults by the Home Office between January 2022 and June 2023

24 Jan 2024

Baobab Briefings

Surviving in Poverty: Life on asylum support

91% of people on asylum support in the UK "don't always have enough money to buy food" a new report finds

07 Dec 2023

Baobab News

On the current situation in Eritrea

Baobab staff training with Prof Gaim Kibreab

01 Dec 2023

Baobab Briefings

Repeal the Illegal Migration Act

Baobab calls for the immediate repeal of this cruel and unworkable policy

30 Nov 2023