Welfare, Housing and Money
Support for Migrant Families Web Tool
From the NRPF Network: Web Tool Link
A person’s immigration status will affect their entitlement to public funds (benefits and housing assistance), as well as some other services. Families with no recourse to public funds who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or unable to afford their basic living needs will not be able to access benefits or homelessness assistance. However, Children’s Social Care can provide accommodation and financial support when a child is in need due to the parent’s lack of access to housing and/or financial resources.
The support for migrant families web tool has been designed to help social workers and other council officers who are working with non-UK national families to establish what options will be available when a family is in need of accommodation and/or financial support
Projects that help destitute forced migrants
Homeless, sleeping on a sofa, there are options for refused asylum seeking women (and men) who want to get support and re-engage with the immigration system.
National:
Local:
- Hope Projects
- BIRCH, Birmingham Community Hosting
- Coventry Refugee and Migrant Centre
- Coventry Migrants Women’s Houses
- Fatima House
- Refugees at Home
Current Asylum Support applications via:
- Migrant Help (contracted by UKVI to provide asylum services), call 0808 8010 503
- Refugee Action (CARE Project West Midlands)
- Baobab Women’s Project (for women we assist)
Granted the right to remain?
If you have been in asylum support, Migrant Help help under the AIRE contract, with their move on program, done in partnership with Reeds find out more info here.
In Birmingham there’s RMC and the Local Authority Asylum Seeker and Refugee Liaison Officer to help too.
Moving on from Asylum Support or Social Service accommodation getting granted the right to remain means that the next 6 months will be difficult.
Citizens advice gives a good summery of finding a new home, working, claiming benefits, opening a bank account online.
The Red Cross help with help if your left without benefits for essential food for up to 6 weeks.
CRISIS Homelessness Charity help anyone about to be or left homeless.
Shelter are the national Housing Charity, experts on everything to do with housing and homelessness.
Contact your local Citizens Advice Bureau – they can help you with benefits and housing, and can also put you in touch with local charities, English language schools and community groups.
Information for Women when newly settled
Information from our Financial Resilience Advocate, Bridget Obi, helping women to set up once granted residence.