Services

Advice, information, support, advocacy and referral (At Level 1) on:

• Application for Exceptional Leave to Remain
• Application for Naturalisation as British Citizen
• Application for Home Office Certificate of Identity
• Application for British passport
• UK Boarder Agency
• Letter of support for destitute/exhausted cases clients

Welfare

• Application for JSA
• Income Support
• Child Tax Credit (CTC)
• Working Tax Credit (WTC)
• Incapacity Working Benefit
• Employment Support Allowance
• Personal Independent Payment
• Housing Benefit
• Council Tax Benefit
• Rent and council tax arrears

Housing

• Application for housing and referral
• Application to be re-housed/transfer
• Eviction
• Letter of support to destitute clients
• Harassment
• Other

Education

For under 18 years old

• Advice, information, support, advocacy and referral on
• Admission and choosing schoolss
• Appealing
• Excluding
• Completing School meals
• Letter of support/reference

Supplmentary School

• Mother Tongue classes
• Home Work Support classes

For adults

• ESOL courses
• Training for job
• Vocational qualifications
• Academic qualification
• Re-qualification of previously acquired qualifications

Employment

• Job search support
• CV preparation
• Volunteering
• Career development support
• Interview techniques
• Referral to relevant training
• Letter of support/Reference

Business start up/Employment support

• Bussiness Planning
• Company formation
• Finance options

Domestic violence

• Support to victims of domestic violence
• Emotional and cross-cultural counseling
• Other relevant services inc. housing, immigration, & health related issues
• Referral to specialist agencies for further assistance
• Advice on family matters
• Promote ECUK’s domestic violence services
• Develop self esteem and self-dependency to prevent domestic violenc

Consumer Issues

• Insurance
• Gas
• Electricity
• Water
• Debt
• Other