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Homelessness & Crisis
Our Destitution Team supports people who are in crisis. Adults without children in Greater Manchester can get help through the Restricted Eligibility Support Service (RESS). Families or adults elsewhere in the North West should use our advice form.
No one should be made homeless or destitute because of their immigration status. Our Destitution Team supports people who are in crisis.
That may be rough sleeping; facing eviction; fleeing abuse; or when a child has been wrongly age assessed and placed in inappropriate accommodation.
Several team members are qualified immigration advisers, allowing them to address both immediate emergencies and the underlying immigration issues. We will legally challenge when people are being denied support they are entitled to.
We can help with
Asylum support, including applications for support; appeals; advice on discontinuations; applications for extra payments for children and exceptional circumstances
Applications for Schedule 10 (support for people on immigration bail who haven’t been in the asylum system)
Applications to change the No Recourse to Public Funds condition
Immigration applications for people facing homelessness
Ensuring families and adults with care needs get local authority support
Help with healthcare (challenging NHS fees and charges)
Referrals for age disputed children to local authorities and legal support
Signposting and referrals for help with food, benefits, housing, and access to healthcare
If you are a single adult facing homelessness in Greater Manchester, refer to the RESS Project.
For everyone else facing homelessness, make a referral to GMIAU.
Drop-in advice sessions
We partner with organisations across Greater Manchester to run face to face advice sessions. If you would like to find out more, please contact the organisation near you for more details:
Rainbow Haven (Manchester)
The Booth Centre (Manchester)
SAWN (Oldham)
Wigan Clifton Community Centre (Wigan)
Tameside Red Cross (Tameside)
Old Trafford Red Cross (Trafford)
Equal Education Chances (Manchester)
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Destitution
No one should be forced into destitution based on where they are from.
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Asylum accommodation
Everyone, no matter where they are from, needs a safe place to call home.
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Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group
We are not looking for luxury, just a basic space we can call home, where we can live with dignity.
