“I am really worried for my pregnant wife,” Ali says. After fleeing Iraq, he came to the UK with his family in August 2021 seeking safety and freedom.
Ali was granted refugee status and told to move out of his Home Office accommodation in September. He, his wife and young son have been moving between hotels since then, unable to find somewhere to live. His wife’s pregnancy is complicated, but they are now far away from the hospital.
“She has to go to the hospital for appointments but it is not good for her to travel such long distances,” Ali says. “She is crying every day, I don’t know what to do or how to help her. I feel like we are living a nightmare.”
Ali’s situation mirrors that of thousands of refugees across the UK, caught up in a new crisis of homelessness. He is being supported by the charity Freedom from Torture, who provide support and therapy to survivors of torture. Ali is not his real name.
“We have lost any sense of safety in the UK and have no clue where we will be moved to. I feel we have
