A British charity, Care4Calais, distributes free SIM cards with data, Ramadan food packs and haircuts to migrants as they head toward or remain in the UK, according to multiple outlets. The charity says the items are provided with the support of hundreds of volunteers.
The Daily Mail reports the handouts include thousands of SIM cards and come as part of the charity’s work during the 2024/2025 financial year. It also links the distributions to what it describes as increased far-right mobilisation. The Daily Express describes the same types of aid—SIM cards and Ramadan food packs—and adds figures it says reflect the charity’s overall scale of activity, reporting 162,000 items given to nearly 30,000 migrants. Across the articles, the emphasis differs on the broader context of security and public tension versus the overall volume of assistance, but both describe similar distribution activities and items.
