Support is available for households who are struggling with food or energy bills and other essentials. The main eligibility criteria are Birmingham residency and facing financial hardship. This includes NRPF if facing destitution as per DWP guidance.
On the last working day before Christmas, the government announced that it is adding social care workers to the Health and Care visa and Shortage Occupation List. The change is due to come into force “in February 2022“. The Home Office describes this as a temporary measure, in place for a minimum…
Together With Refugees and City of Sanctuary are joining with other organisations to send Valentine's Day cards to MPs just…
National Schools of Sanctuary's autumn term competition was to produce a piece of art making the link between climate change…
Following the announcement in the House of Commons today to open the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), Enver Solomon, CEO of the Refugee Council, said:
Asylum Matters has worked together with other groups to compile a report which looks at the experiences of people seeking…
This evening we held our AGM at Birmingham Progressive Synagogue. We heard about the Synagogue's work towards becoming a Synagogue…
City of Sanctuary now has its own national youtube channel, containing video briefings, videos of recent conference presentations, and specialist webinar discussions. Follow the link below to see the full content.
On Thursday afternoon on the 28th October Erdington High Street was packed with hundreds of people waiting to welcome the…
In this letter, Birmingham City Council makes its views clear about the proposed new legislation on immigration and asylum:
There is a flurry of Orange Hearts across Birmingham right now - Carrs Lane, Cotteridge Church, the Quaker Peace Hub,…
Today, City of Sanctuary joined up with the Asylum Matters and the Birmingham Churches Together refugee befriending project Restore, with…
Birmingham City Council and the Institute for Community Research & Development (ICRD) at the University of Wolverhampton are working to explore migrants’ experiences of living in Birmingham.
St Paul & Silas in Lozells shows its support for refugees. Most of those at the harvest supper already knew…
If you or your group are planning to join in the Orange Hearts Campaign, we have resources for you -…
City of Sanctuary is promoting the Together With Refugees Orange Hearts Campaign to draw attention to the iniquitous Nationality and…
The latest national Schools of Sanctuary newsletter features reports from some of our schools, an interview with one of our Head Teachers, and the news that one of our schools has won a national competition! Follow the link to read more:
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