Advice and support for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK

This handout is mostly about the Citizens Advice service (CA) in the UK. It was created mainly for educators working with people who are new to the UK and often do not know where to turn for help and advice. I have found, through discussions with many learners that they know very little about the help and support available. Some suffer severe depression, racist abuse and feel isolated. By directing people to the right service a lot of these issues can start to be addressed and eased. 

Although this is not a general learner-based worksheet, it contains information that can be used for reading, discussion and identifying textual features.

The information should be used sensitively but do encourage discussion. Part of the Living in the UK series. 

Editor's notes

In addition CA info there are three pages of links and info on other sources of help, advice and support. Thank you Colleen for this very useful handout. Entry 1-2 Learners would need reading support but could still benefit from this resource which comes with a rationale and teaching/support ideas.