SERVICE DETAILS
Financial and Asylum Travel Assistance
Crisis support
Our Financial Assistance programme provides small one-off payments to refugees and people seeking asylum in Scotland who are facing extreme poverty and homelessness. The people we support receive no income from the government or other sources so this support can be the difference between having somewhere to stay and sleeping rough; eating properly and begging for help. It offers brief respite from shocking hardship and emotional distress.
These last resort payments are available to people seeking asylum and refugees for up to six months after they are granted refugee status.
Our current rates for Financial Assistance are:
- Individual / single person: £50
- Two-person household: £80
- Family (three or more people): £100
- Asylum Travel Fund
Through our Asylum Travel Fund, we provide support for people who cannot afford necessary travel relating to their asylum case (e.g. Home Office interviews, Embassy appointments or court hearings). We can cover the cost of travel to and from appointments and a small subsistence payment for the journey.
How do I apply?
To apply, please get in touch with the following organisation with who we work in partnership. They can also provide you with a range of other services and support.
Scottish Refugee Council - 0808 1967 274.
