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Removing the Barriers
to Learning:
Money to Learn, Housing and Asylum Seeker Advice
˜ Money to Learn ˜
˜ Funding Providers ˜
˜ General Advice ˜
˜ Housing Advice ˜
˜ Refugee & Asylum Seeker Advice ˜
˜ Money to Learn
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Individual Learning Accounts
www.dfee.gov.uk/ila
www.my-ila.co.uk
Individual Learning Accounts are a new way to help you pay for your learning.
Backed by the Government, and supported by learning providers, trade unions
and employers, Individual Learning Accounts offer a package of discounts
that make it easier for you to get into learning. Look for further information
on our Information page or visit the above websites.
Financial Help for Adults in Further Education and Training
www.dfee.gov.uk/fhfe
DfEE website, including a downloadable version of the booklet.
Student Support
www.dfee.gov.uk/studentsupport
A DfEE website, this is for students living in England and Wales who want
to know what financial help is available to them as Higher Education students.
National Union of Students
www.nusonline.co.uk
Includes welfare and benefits advice for students.
New Deal
www.newdeal.gov.uk
New Deal is a key part of the Government's Welfare to Work strategy. It
gives New Deal jobseekers aged 18-24, 25 plus, 50 plus and those with
disabilities a real chance to develop their potential, gain skills and
experience and find work. In addition, New Deal for Lone Parents and New
Deal for Disabled People offers the opportunity to lone parents and disabled
people on other benefits to explore work options.
New Deal for Disabled People
www.newdeal.gov.uk/english/unempdisabled
www.dfee.gov.uk/nddp
New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) is designed especially for people
who have a disability or a long-term illness and are claiming incapacity
benefits but who want to work. Information and news can be found at both
of these addresses.
JobCentre Plus
www.dss.gov.uk/es/jobcentreplus
Later this year, the Government is improving the way support is provided
to people of working age who are claiming benefits. The aim is to move
to a welfare system that provides active support to help people become
more independent, based on work for those who can and security for those
who cannot. Jobcentre Plus will bring together the Employment Service,
which runs Jobcentres, and those parts of the Benefits Agency providing
services to people of working age. Jobcentre Plus will provide a single
point of contact for all working age people to access: Jobseeker's Allowance,
Income Support, Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance, Maternity
Allowance, Bereavement Benefits, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit,
Invalid Care Allowance, and the Social Fund.
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˜ Funding Providers
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New Opportunities Fund
www.nof.org.uk
NOF are a Lottery Distributor created to award grants to health, education
and environment projects throughout the UK. Many grant programmes focus
particularly on those in society who are most disadvantaged. The site
offers information on how to apply for funding, details of grants in your
area, up to date information on activities, and details of exhibitions
and events.
European Social Fund
www.dfee.gov.uk/esf
www.esfnews.org.uk
The European Social Fund is an important source of funding for activities
to develop employability and human resources, in line with the European
Employment Strategy. It is used to add value to policies introduced to
make a reality of the Governments vision for an inclusive society. The
ESF (including the application process itself) is managed by the regional
Government Offices in England and the national offices for Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland. The website includes news, guidance notes, application
forms and other useful downloads.
Fundraising Forum
www.fundraising.org.uk
Definitive for UK fundraising info.
Funders On-Line
www.fundersonline.org
Europe wide with web links to online funders.
Give As You Earn (GAYE)
www.giveasyouearn.org
With details of how groups can get involved for funding.
FunderFinder
www.funderfinder.org.uk
Software for UK grant-seekers, for both individuals and groups. Also includes
a fundraising email-group.
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˜ General Advice
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National Association of Citizens' Advice
Bureaux
www.nacab.org.uk
Information on benefits and housing can be found here as well as details
of your local Citizens' Advice Bureau.
Law Rights
www.lawrights.co.uk
Includes information on most areas of law, including housing (public and
private) and employment.
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˜ Housing Advice
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Housing Net
www.housingnet.co.uk
Information and contacts for social, private and student housing around
the UK.
Shelter
www.shelter.org.uk
Shelter is a national organisation working for over 30 years to improve
the lives of homeless and badly housed people. The website includes policy
and campaigning news as well as housing advice.
Crisis
www.crisis.org.uk
Crisis is a national charity dedicated to the relief of poverty and distress
among single homeless people. Their mission is to end street homelessness
through practical action to help homeless people move towards a secure,
sustainable home.
Centrepoint
www.centrepoint.org.uk
Centrepoint is the national charity for homeless young people. It houses
over 600 young people each night in its emergency shelters, hostels, foyers
and flats across Greater London and, in doing so, prevents them being
exposed to the dangers of sleeping rough. Nationally, Centrepoint works
to prevent youth homelessness by helping local groups and agencies provide
housing and support for young people at risk. Centrepoint knows that accommodation
alone is not always enough which is why it also provides access to education,
training and employment, as well as help with finding and keeping a permanent
home, so that young people can get back on their feet for good.
Homeless Alliance
www.homeless.org.uk
National Homeless Alliance is a membership organisation for those providing
services to homeless people. They have over 1000 members who work with
over 30 000 homeless people every day. They provide information, advice
and training, develop networks, undertake research, broker resources and
lobby for change. Members include Day Centres, Resettlement Services,
Open Learning Centres, Hostels, Local Authorities, Drugs Advice Agencies:
an entire cross section of the UK voluntary sector dealing with homelessness.
Homeless Pages
www.homelesspages.org.uk
Homeless Pages is a comprehensive guide to information about homelessness.
It provides an introduction to homelessness, plus a database of resources,
including research reports, directories, training courses and websites.
Includes information for asylum seekers.
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions:
Housing and Housing Policy
www.housing.detr.gov.uk
The Housing part of the DTLR website includes information ranging from
policy documents and research papers to guidance on your rights as a council
tenant or easier home buying and selling.
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˜ Refugee &
Asylum Seeker Advice ˜
Refugee Council
www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
The Refugee Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with
asylum seekers and refugees. They not only give help and support, but
also work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns
are addressed.
Oxfam Asylum Seekers in the UK Page
www.oxfam.org.uk/campaign/cutconflict/asylum/intro.htm
Oxfam GB is a development, relief, and campaigning organisation dedicated
to finding lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world.
They believe that every human being is entitled to a life of dignity and
opportunity; and they work with poor communities, local partners, volunteers,
and supporters to help this become a reality. Oxfam is concerned about
the plight of asylum seekers for two reasons. As part of their work on
poverty in the UK they are increasingly dealing with asylum seekers living
in extreme poverty as a result of government policy. Secondly, as Oxfam
works in many of the countries asylum seekers are fleeing, they see the
persecution and violence that people are subject to.
National Coalition of anti-Deportation Campaigns
www.ncadc.org.uk
Includes news of campaigns, resources and links to similar sites.
Home Office Immigration & Nationality Directorate
www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk
The official pages to help you understand what the Immigration Rules say
about applying to stay in the United Kingdom.
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This list was compiled by the East Sussex Adult Learner
Forum, June 2001.
Please send any website links that you think should
be added to this list to info@learnerforum.net.
Disclaimer: Please note that many of the above website
summaries have been taken from the websites' own descriptions and no
responsibility can be taken by the Adult Learner Forum for any information
provided on any of these sites.
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