Who can help or give support from the Local Authority and under what circumstances?

Local welfare charities and housing providers can refer people with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) to us to assess if we can support the individual or family, as people with eligible care and support needs.

This is assessed by Social Services, who can provide accommodation and subsistence, as social services is not a welfare benefit.

Contact our adult social care contact centre to start this process.

Local support

If you have NRPF status and have no care and support needs, you can still be given some support from various agencies and charities.

International Care Network - support and advocacy

ICN are able to offer advice and support to asylum seekers and refugees.

British Red Cross Refugee Support Services

The British Red Cross can provide support to asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants, for example victims of domestic abuse, by advising on:

• how to claim asylum if they have yet to make a claim
• support to apply for finance and accommodation
• short term emergency support
• access to immigration advice
• access health services including mental health

The Link
3-5 Palmerston Road
Bournemouth
BH1 4HN

• Tel: 07738944626
• Cchappell@redcrossorg.uk

Citizens Advice

BCP Citizens Advice offer assistance to EU Nationals in securing their status in the UK. They are also running a new immigration drop-in service, where they can offer free advice during an initial 15-minute consultation.

Shelter

Bournemouth Shelter are able to explore and query decisions where discretion has not been exercised relating to housing or homelessness.

Contact bournemouth@shelter.org.uk.

Dorset Race Equality Council (DREC)

DREC supports individuals who feel they have been discriminated against because of their race or their religion, in order to get a more acceptable outcome for the individual. DREC also challenges any kind of discrimination.

St Mungo’s – BCP Street Outreach Service (BCPSOS)

St Mungo's BCP Street outreach service are often the first point of contact with people who are rough sleeping and who have no recourse to funds or restricted eligibility. BCPSOS offers outreach services 7 days a week.

Fusion,
6 Old Christchurch Lane,
Bournemouth,
BH1 1NE

Tel: 01202 315962