Supporting newly arrived refugees to open a bank account The resettled family you support will be required to register with the Jobcentre Plus within three working days of arrival in order to claim th...
A guide to supporting refugees with a lack of basic literacy skills. As part of your application, you will have thought through the educational support that you will be offering to a resettled family....
Suggestions on how to effectively keep records about the support your Group members are providing When you are supporting a refugee family to build a life in the UK, your Group will need to keep recor...
A guide to help refugees access different healthcare services in the UK Helping newly arrived refugees to access the healthcare they need will be essential once they arrive in the UK. As part of your ...
A guide for your Group to help refugees manage expectations about their new financial circumstances. For most refugees, integration and financial security are interlinked, especially when they are res...
A guide to help your group manage refugees’ expectations and communicate your role regarding accommodation As a Community Sponsorship group, you will have gone to great lengths to source suitabl...
Discover different ways to connect with other organisations in your area As part of your Community Sponsorship application, you will be doing lots of research into the services and organisations in yo...
Empowering refugees to understand their housing obligations This resource will help your group support refugees to understand their housing obligations, to foster independence and empowerment as rent...
Ideas and discussion points to assist groups in negotiating with landlords Community Sponsorship groups across the UK have developed hugely creative ways to find affordable, sustainable accommodation ...
An empowerment approach to loaning money Many Community Sponsorship Groups have established a process by which they will make an interest-free loan of funds to the family they are supporting. Ha...
Think through which responsibilities and roles your group will take on with the family’s accommodation This resource aims to help your Community Sponsorship group think through some key issues ...
A guide to help your group navigate awkward conversations When the resettled family you support arrives there are some key conversations you’ll need to have, and some topics will arise that may feel...
Learn what to include on the fact sheet about your group and the local area Once you’ve been allocated a family, and you and your Local Authority have accepted them, you will need to prepare a ...
Over the time you support a family, your relationship will change as they become independent. Explore how you can prepare for this. When we train Community Sponsorship groups prior to the arrival of a...
Understand what will take place during your post arrival meetings with Reset As part of your Sponsor Agreement with the Home Office, you will have consented to participate in follow up calls through y...
Learn some useful words and phrases in Arabic to break the ice with the family you support When the family you support first arrives in the UK, it’s unlikely that they will speak English well enough...
Learn how your Community Sponsorship Group can prepare the school to support the family Your role with schools If the family you support have school-aged children, you will need to help them register ...
Learn how adapting an empowerment approach to working with resettled children is essential in helping them to adjust to their new environment When Community Sponsorship Groups begin supporting resettl...
What is the benefit cap and how to manage it The benefit cap is a limit on the total amount of welfare benefits each family or individual receives. The benefit cap affects Universal Credit as well as ...
Learn how to support parents and children’s integration into the UK’s education system Although all schools, Community Sponsorship Groups, parents and children are different, there are man...
A resource to guide Groups to help parents understand their child’s healthcare in the UK – updated October 2021 As part of your sponsor requirements, you will be helping a refugee family t...