21 Months Destitution and the asylum system. later is a follow-up to the Refugee Survival Trust and Red Cross joint research, 21 Days later, published in January 2009. The 21 days referring to the time period from refusal of asylum claim to support ending, and the report explored the causes and  extent of destitution experienced by asylum claimants  and refugees in Scotland based on analysis of more  than five years worth of data