Scottish parliamentarians have heard about the terrible circumstances endured by asylum seekers SUPPORT for asylum seekers and others who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF) has risen “drastically” in the year of Covid-19, yet many have been living for months with no money, MSPs have been told. Robina Qureshi, director of Positive Action in Housing (PAH), told Holyrood’s Local Government and Communities Committee the charity had supported more people between April and December last year than the whole of the previous year, even though consultations last year were by necessity socially distanced. Contacts were initiated digitally using Facebook groups or WhatsApp networks, but consultations were frequently conducted outside their offices.