Asylum Entitlement & Support Training

Newham is home to a number of migrant populations. They are not limited to: people seeking asylum who have been placed in hotel accommodation by the home office, refugees who have arrived via resettlement schemes from countries including Afghanistan and Ukraine, international students and their spouse who have come to the UK to study, and people who have applied for EU settled status. Each group has different rights and entitlements and it is therefore essential that frontline workers are fully informed about immigration issues so that they can feel empowered to know how best to support people particularly around access to services.

There are a range of sessions for you and we recommend that if possible you attend the Working with Migrants - Bitesize session first.

The nature of Newham is that the borough will be hosting residents seeking asylum. Many of these residents may be quite vulnerable and it's important for frontline workers to understand the rights and entitlements of asylum seeking people.  

This session will cover:

• People seeking asylum or refugee – what’s the difference?
• An overview of the asylum system and what is referred to as the hostile environment.
• Asylum support – what is it, what seeking asylum people are entitled to receive and how should they access it?
• Other important entitlements, access to health services, enrolment into schools and further education
• Where can you find assistance for people seeking asylum