TWO DAY TRAINING PROGRAMME

immigration, asylum and housing rights

Two day course

aims

To examine the interaction between immigration status and housing rights and provide an update on changes in statute, case law and practice.

course content

Day One a.m.	Basic immigration status Recourse to public funds Housing and family issues Housing law and eligibility Habitual Residence Test
p.m.	European Economic Area European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance Council of Europe Social Charter
day two a.m.	Refugees and asylum seekers: applying for asylum in the UK Refugees and asylum seekers: applying for housing in the UK Immigration and Asylum Act 1999: interim arrangements National Asylum Support Service
p.m.	Specific problems: Leaving NASS or other support arrangements Housing problems within NASS and other support arrangements Challenging NASS and interim decisions Racial Harassment

The course allows good time for practice issues to be aired and participants are encouraged to bring case examples and concerns from their own work, which can be discussed alongside case studies and exercises prepared for the course.

Suitable for:

The course is suitable for advisers, policy makers and housing providers who need to know about the practical consequences of legislative and procedural change. This course is designed for people with some experience in housing, and so a good basic knowledge of the framework of housing provision (such as homelessness and housing allocation) is assumed.

PROPOSED PROGRAMME

DAY ONE 9:45	Registration
10:00	Basic immigration status “who is who?” exercise
10:30	Recourse to public funds Family issues
11:00	Break
11:15	Housing law and eligibility
12:30	Habitual Residence Test
1:00	Lunch
2:00	Questions and answers
2:30	Europe: the European Economic Area
3:00	Break
3:15	ECSMA and CESC
3:45	Quiz, case studies and discussion
4:30	End Day One

day two 9:45	Registration
10:00	Question and answer on day one
10:15	Refugees and asylum seekers: applying for asylum in the UK
10:45	Break
11:00	Refugees and asylum seekers: applying for housing in the UK
11:45	Immigration and Asylum Act 1999: interim arrangements
12:15	National Asylum Support Service Exercise: who gets what
1:00	Lunch
2:00	Specific problems: Leaving NASS or other support arrangements Housing problems within NASS and other support arrangements Challenging NASS and interim decisions Racial Harassment
3:15	Break
3:30	Question and answer
4:00	Case Studies
4:30	Finish

NOTE: this can be delivered as a series of separate modules, backed up by case review sessions on specific areas, or used as the basis of a more detailed two day programme for staff unfamiliar with more recent legislation.

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