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Asylum seekers face turmoil as NASS contract is ended

17 February 2006 | By Ben Cook

Around 1,500 asylum seekers in Yorkshire and Humberside face an uncertain future following the Home Office's decision not to renew Safe Haven's housing contract with the National Asylum Support Service

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