Social Services Support for Destitute Migrant Families

The Public Law Project has published a guide to assist VCS organisations working with destitute migrant families to identify which families can access support from social services.

The guide is intended to help advisers advocate on behalf of their clients and to know when to refer a case to a solicitor. It is not intended to be a substitute for specialist legal advice.

The guide focuses on the support that may be available under section 17 of the Children Act 1989 to families who are not entitled to mainstream welfare benefits or housing. It is primarily relevant to those who are not lawfully resident in the UK, including those with outstanding immigration applications, which are not asylum claims and those lawfully in the UK but with a condition that they cannot claim welfare benefits or housing assistance.

To download the guide visit www.publiclawproject.org.uk/resources/121/a-guide-to-support-under-section-17-children-act-1989.

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