Volunatary Action Leeds Leeds Voices project works together with Third Sector organisations across the city to allow their service users to have a say on issues that affect them. Leeds Voices currently have over 85 third sector organisations signed up to our partner list, with each partner eligible for a £10.00 payment for each service […]
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Devolution Consultation
A public consultation has now launched and will run until 19 July 2020 on the deal and proposals for a directly elected mayor. Please take part and share your views as part of this. There are a number of ways to engage: Through the online survey on the West Yorkshire Combined Authority website: www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/WYdevolution By email to [email protected] By […]
LCC EUSS update: Changes to the EU Settlement Scheme protecting non-EU national victims of domestic violence
The UK’s departure from the EU on 31 January 2020 means that EU citizens and their family members in the UK must apply to the UK’s EU Settlement Scheme for a new immigration status to continue living in the UK after 30 June 2021. The EU Settlement Scheme opened on 30 March 2019 and has […]
Migration Yorkshire: Policy update May 2020
An overview of the latest statistics, policy and research on migration issues affecting partner organisations in Yorkshire and Humber. Here’s a summary: Migration trends before the Covid-19 emergency showed UK net migration remaining stable at the end of 2019 with a continued fall in EU migration for work and a rise in non-EU migration for […]
LCC EUSS update: Free EUSS webinar + Home Office Grant Funding
via Henriette Mahamane, Leeds Migration Support Coordinator, Communities, Leeds City Council Free webinar on the EUSS: EU Citizens and Brexit: An Introduction to the EU Settlement Scheme Online workshop via WebEx Tue, 19 May 2020 1:00pm – 3:00pm This online workshop is aimed at LAs, charities, third sector organisations and faith and community groups who […]
Leeds EUSS Update: Home Office Funding available
EUSS phone support available in Leeds: St Vincents is currently offering some EUSS telephone support EU nationals and their non-EU family members. People needing support can call 01132484126 – to book a call back from an immigration adviser. Home Office EUSS Grant Funding to be available in May: On Friday 6 March 2020, the Home […]
Migrant Info Hub news feed now embedded on the LMP Blog (plus Google Translate)
Last week, we said we’d be posting a weekly digest of news posts from the excellent Migrant Information Hub website. We’ve changed our minds. Instead – thanks to the wondrous 20thC web technology known as RSS – all the MIH news posts now appear on the right hand side of the LMP home screen. This […]
Migration Yorkshire’s Migration Information Hub – Weekly Digest
There’s so much info flying around just now, LMP wants to lead by example by not duplicating things. Therefore, we will no longer be duplicating info posted on Migration Yorkshire’s Information Hub. The info they are publishing is relevant to the whole Yorkshire and Humber Region, not just Leeds Instead LMP will be providing a […]
EU Citizens and Brexit: An Introduction to the EU Settlement Scheme – Online Workshop 24th April
What? Online workshop via Zoom When? Fri, 24 April 2020 10:00am – 12:00pm This online workshop is aimed at LAs, charities, third sector organisations and faith and community groups who are already working with EU nationals and their families, or who are likely to come into contact with this group in the future. The purpose […]
Asylum Matters: Covid 19 and Asylum – Weekly Summary 17th April 2020
With so much info to read and process, these weekly briefings from Andrea at Asylum Matters are hugely welcome. That said, this is the last one she’ll be preparing for a while as she’s off on maternity leave – so thank you and best of luck. Meanwhile, we look forward to the opportunity to plagiarise […]
Asylum Matters weekly update on Covid-19 w/c 6th April 2020
All killer, no filler. Sent out on Good Friday, published the Tuesday after because the LMP website’s been down Ongoing advocacy initiatives Call on the Home Secretary for full support for all destitute asylum seekers On Monday, in an article in The National, Scottish Refugee Council called for an immediate and automatic entitlement to full […]
EUSS Covid 19 update: Online support now available for residents of Leeds in April 2020
By Henriette Mahamane, Leeds Migration Project Coordinator on 14th April 2020 in Corona Virus/ Covid-19, Policy
‘Settled’ is one of the 6 organisations Leeds City Council funded to do some EUSS outreach in Leeds, will be offering online support from week commencing 6th April and until the 30th April. Support via email: Settled Outreach team will still be available via email, from Monday to Friday and will respond to enquiries and […]