Move Ons

Let’s Get Ready – Your Guide

Also available in Arabic, Farsi, Tigrinya, Pashto, and Spanish

Referrals

Please contact our Move On Options Manager, Finn McKendrick on:

  • finnmckendrick@refugeeswelcomensomerset.onmicrosoft.com
  • +447481 072586 (Whatsapp)


How can Refugees Welcome North Somerset support you?

  • Register you for Universal Credit and open a bank account
  • Talk to you about short-term accommodation options with your friends and family
  • Complete your duty to refer to be registered as homeless with North Somerset Council
  • Start your housing application for social housing (Note that council houses are extremely limited)
  • Put you on our waiting list for any available rooms in shared houses
  • Support you with job applications and navigating the UK job market
  • Help you manage an existing tenancy you are living in

What to do first?

When you become a refugee, you will have 28 days until you need to leave your hotel accommodation. During these 28 days, you will receive:

  • Your eVisa Log In details
  • Your Leave to Remain Home Office Letter
  • Your Notice to Quit / Vacate Home Office Letter


Take a photo of all of these documents, and keep them safe in one place where you will not lose
them. To make sure you understanding your housing responsibilities below, contact finnmckendrick@refugeeswelcomensomerset.onmicrosoft.com as soon as possible with your completed housing consent form!

Where to go to get advice?

Please note that on bank holidays and entitled annual leave days, some of these drop-ins may not be available!

Monday

KeySteps, Rooms 1/2, St John’s Hall, Boulevard, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1NA – 10am to 4pm
Somewhere to Go, St. John’s Church Hall 4a, Boulevard, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1NA, 10am to 4pm


Tuesday


Morning Triage – Clevedon 9.30-11.30am (residents only)
Afternoon Triage – 12-3pm: Loves Café, 9 West St, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1JR


Wednesday


Midday Triage – 11.30am-2.30pm: Weston Library, Town Hall, Walliscote Grv Rd, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ


Thursday


Initial Accommodation (Residents only) – 10.00am to 13.00pm


Friday


KeySteps, Rooms 1/2, St John’s Hall, Boulevard, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1NA – 10am to 4pm
Somewhere to Go, St. John’s Church Hall 4a, Boulevard, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1NA, 10am to 4pm

Useful Resources

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welcome-a-guide-for-new-refugees

https://rwns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/North-Somerset-Welcome-Pack-for-New-Refugees.pdf