20    Can’t Stay. Can’t Go. Refused asylum seekers who cannot be returned nothing really long-term to provide them with support. (Red Cross staff member, Birmingham) Faheem (Palestine) uses some of the money he gets from Birmingham Red Cross to buy food. Otherwise, he goes to the soup kitchen. Joshua (Ethiopia) commented: “I will go eat in the church in Coventry, sometimes Nuneaton… I go all around.” The Leeds Red Cross refugee service provides Morrisons food vouchers and food parcels, with service users entitled to 12 vouchers per year. Qareen (Palestine) reported that the accommodation where PAFRAS sends him sometimes has food. Alternatively, he can get a meal at Refugee Action York. Qareen has a health condition that requires him to eat regularly, but some days he does not find food. Samir (Algeria) gets food from City of Sanctuary Wakefield and the Red Cross has given him food vouchers and food parcels in the past. Zareb (Sudan) has previously presented at the Glasgow Red Cross because he was hungry. He commented that he is not able to eat as often as he would like, although he can get breakfast at the Glasgow Night Shelter and a hot meal at the Marie Trust or Glasgow City Mission. 3.6 Having clothes to wear Even those who are on support may be unable to afford to buy clothing. Fiyori (Eritrea) is on Section 95 support, but finds it a struggle to clothe her two small children: It is definitely not enough when it comes to clothes for the children, who grow all the time. Children need a lot of things. It is very hard. (Fiyori, Eritrea) Enaya (Palestine) also struggles to buy clothes for her child while on Section 95 support and has approached the Home Office for assistance with school uniform items. Leicester and Leeds Red Cross refugee support services provide some clothes: We give out some clothes, some donated clothes at our drop in. I don’t know if there’s anywhere near as much as what the demand may be. (Red Cross staff member, Leeds) Our participants mentioned the following charities that provide clothes: the Open Hands Trust in Leicester, City of Sanctuary Wakefield, PAFRAS in Leeds, Justice First in Stockton-on-Tees, a homeless shelter in Newcastle and a soup kitchen in Birmingham. Two of our participants rely on friends for clothes. Qareen (Iraq) has an Iraqi friend who used to give him clothes, but his friend has now married and can no longer help. Faheem (Palestine) tries to take care of his clothes and washes them whenever he can. He will sometimes work at the car wash and wash his clothes there. When he has earned some money, he buys clothes from the Sunday market in Birmingham. Zareb (Sudan) worries that he does not have adequate clothing for the cold Glasgow winter. He does not know where he can go to get some warmer clothes. Aman (Iraq) commented: “I’ve been two years in the same clothing I have. Always I have the same clothing.” 3.7 Health 3.7.1 Physical health The three Red Cross staff members we interviewed in Glasgow and Teesside felt that people who live with friends are often in better health than those who live on the streets. In their experience, those who live on the streets are susceptible to a range of illnesses, including tuberculosis. Those receiving Section 4 support also find it difficult to buy clothes: “Well, you can’t really buy clothes, because clothes are so expensive” (Kayla, Zimbabwe). Friends will sometimes give Kayla money to buy clothes or shoes from the charity shop. Some of our participants have health issues that require ongoing care. Both Zareb (Sudan) and Aman (Iraq) suffer from joint pain in their legs and kidney problems. Qareen (Palestine) has a gastrointestinal issue that will require surgery. He is waiting for the general practitioner (GP) to refer him to a specialist. Those who are not on support tend to rely on such sources as the Red Cross and other charities. Of the services that took part in the research, the Faheem (Palestine) has some long-term health issues stemming from when he was attacked in Dover a few years ago: