Thousands of asylum seekers go hungry after cash card problems

About a third have struggled with new cards issued by Home Office contractors, says charity

Thousands of asylum seekers have faced hunger in the past 10 days because of problems with new cash cards given to them by Home Office contractors, a charity has said.

The charity Positive Action in Housing said the Home Office internally estimated on 28 May that about one-third of asylum seekers had experienced problems with the new cards - either not receiving or not being able to activate them.