An in-depth course to develop your knowledge and skills to effectively implement social care duties and best practice when assessing and meeting the care and support needs of adults with no recourse to public funds who are experiencing homelessness or destitution.
Course Objectives
Advicenow is running a free housing rights course for frontline organisations supporting people with refugee status. The course will be delivered online and is funded by The AB Charitable Trust.
About the course
The course aims to give you the basic knowledge and skills needed to deal with key issues for people experiencing homelessness and living in temporary accommodation.
The course will be delivered online. You will be required to watch short introductory videos before each interactive session.
Week 1
Migrant Destitution Fund (MDF) and Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) have produced an information sheet about local authority support for destitute families in Greater Manchester. No-one should be forced into destitution because of their immigration status – especially children.
Advicenow is excited to partner with Project 17 and Care Rights Project to deliver a free workshop focusing on support available for families and individuals who have no recourse to public funds. The course will be delivered online and is funded by The Disrupt Foundation.
This training looks at the support available under Section 17 Children Act 1989 and Care Act 2014 for migrants with no recourse to public funds (NRPF). It is aimed at frontline organisations who are regularly supporting people with NRPF.
As a result of this training you will:
The end of Section 21 evictions is just the highest profile change happening on 1 May, but there is a range of other changes that will affect private renters.
Knowing what the new rights and protections are will be crucial when dealing with renters who are facing housing problems. Learn more about the Renters Rights Act.
Presented by Dan Wilson craw, Generation Rent
How do debt and homelessness reinforce each other?
This webinar will launch new research from the Centre for Homelessness Impact and the University of Bristol examining how financial pressures translate into housing crises, and why preventing homelessness requires addressing debt as a core part of the solution.
Cluedo based murder mystery, All night Long DJ, Raffle and Bar
The gates to the garden have opened… and a chilling secret lies within.
Every corner hides a secret. Every flowerbed hides a clue.
Step into a gripping live‑action mystery where nothing is as it seems, and everyone has something to hide.
Can you uncover the Secret of the Garden – or will the mystery stay buried?
Understand what data tells us about poverty in the UK, how to find this data and how to use it to build effective responses to poverty.
What you’ll learn:
Learn better practice in engaging with people with lived experience of poverty.
What you’ll learn:
Understand our social security system and the financial support available to help people find and access what they're entitled to
What you’ll learn: