The Sheffield City Council Asylum Seekers Team
The City Council receives government funding to support asylum seekers who come to Sheffield under the National Asylum Support Service (NASS). This is a national scheme managed by the Home Office. The Council's Asylum Team is located in Howden House, 1 Union Street, Sheffield S1 2SH. The Asylum Seekers Programme Manager is Belinda Gallup. As well as having overall managerial responsibility for the Asylum Team she performs a regional role, in partnership with colleagues at Leeds City Council, co-ordinating delivery of the NASS contract by the Yorkshire & Humberside local authority consortium. Support Team Katie Drake is the Support Team Manager responsible for accommodation and support services to asylum seekers. The Support Team:
- welcomes those new arrivals that are the responsibility of the City Council under the NASS contract;
- introduces them to the city and the services on offer;
- settles them into their temporary accommodation, and;
- carries out an assessment of their needs.
- Assessment
- Planning
- Implementation
- Review of 'Children in Need' and those who have suffered and/or are likely to suffer significant harm.
The SUNRISE Project is a service available to households recently granted leave to remain here. It can provide advice and assistance on a range of services such as housing, education, health, employment and claiming welfare benefits.
Refugee Access is a multilingual website for asylum seekers, refugees and agencies working with them in the Yorkshire and Humberside area. The site includes an events diary, job listings and a directory of agencies in the region. You'll also find information on legal issues, education, housing, funding and using IT. To find out more about the facts surrounding Asylum Seekers and how they are supported please download a copy of the document below.
