The Council has a statutory responsibility to offer assistance to asylum seekers under the National Assistance Act of 1948. We have a duty to provide accommodation and benefits to asylum seekers whilst they await the outcome of their case with the Home Office.
However, following changes in the law due to the Immigration and Asylum Act of 1999, asylum seekers that arrive after April 2000 no longer have a right to assistance and do not have to be provided for by the Council. Instead, the Home Office provides support through the National Asylum Support Service (NASS).
We administer the various benefits asylum seekers are entitled to and also make provisions for temporary accommodation.
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Further Information
Contact: Contact Manchester - Adults and Children's Social Care
- Email: mcsreply@manchester.gov.uk
- Telephone: 0161 234 5001
- Fax: 0161 255 8266
- Customer Service Centre, Number One, First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN
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- Telephone: 020 8463 1120
- Visit: http://www.manchester.gov.uk/signvideo
- Sign Video, Manchester